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Description: Silk coat, vest, and breeches

TitleSilk coat, vest, and breeches

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureUnknown

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1789

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsSilk

DimensionsCoat: L 47 in. (119.4 cm); Vest: L 30 in. (76.2 cm); Breeches: L 27 in. (68.6 cm)

LocationMorristown National Historical Park, Morristown, New Jersey

https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/image_gal/morrimg/suitGW.html

Accession numberMORR 4000

SubjectsPresidents--United States--InaugurationClothing and dress--Symbolic aspectsClothing and dress--History--18th century

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“To Make a Figure”: Clothing and the Politics of Male Identity in Eighteenth-Century America

Linzy Brekke

Gender, Taste, and Material Culture in Britain and North America, 1700–1830

ON 29 JANUARY 1789, President-elect George Washington asked his friend General Henry Knox to procure some “American Broad Cloths” advertised in the New York Daily Advertiser...

Author

Linzy Brekke

PublisherYale Center for British Art

PublisherPaul Mellon Centre

Related print edition pages: pp.225-244

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00205.010

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20184&redirecttoanchor=50609

Chapter subject tags:Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th centuryClothing and dress--United States--History--18th centuryConsumer (Economics)--United States--History--18th centuryWashington, George, 1732-1799Material culture--United States--18th centuryFranklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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George Washington, decorative pin

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator roleDesigner

Creation datec. 1796–1799

Object typeJewelry

MaterialsInk on paper enclosed in gold breast pin with diamonds set in silver mounts, gold and silver foliate stem set with diamonds; linked with gold chain to silver and gold stickpin with pearl head

Dimensions1 x 9/16 in (2.5 x 1.4 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/24913

Accession number1980.95

George Washington, decorative pin

George Washington and William Lee

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1780

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/12822

Accession number24.109.88

George Washington and William Lee

George Washington

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameBirch, William Russell

Creator name (description)After Gilbert Stuart

Creator nationality/cultureBritish

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1795

Object typePainting

MaterialsEnamel on copper

Dimensions2 5/16 x 1 7/8 in. (5.9 x 4.8 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/48164

Accession number1945.469.2

George Washington

Medal for the Centennial Anniversary of the Birth Day of George Washington

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameGold & Silver Artificers of Philadelphia

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleMetalist

Creation date1832

Object typeCoin/Medal

MaterialsSilver

Dimensionswt. 16 gm, 12:00, 32 mm

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/48098

Accession number1951.8.1

Medal for the Centennial Anniversary of...

Medal for the Centennial Anniversary of the Birth Day of George Washington

George Washington

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsWatercolor (grisaille) on ivory

Dimensions1 1/4 × 5/8 in. (3.2 × 1.6 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/15924

Accession number1940.491

George Washington

George Washington/Zachary Taylor Quart Flask

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameDyottville Glass Works

Creator name (description)Attributed to Dyottville Glass Works

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1847–1860

Object typeContainer

MaterialsFull-size mold-blown nonlead aquamarine glass

Dimensionsh. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/64848

Accession number1996.46.8

George Washington/Zachary Taylor Quart...

George Washington/Zachary Taylor Quart Flask

The Drop Sinister—What Shall We Do With It?

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 09

Creator nameWatrous, Harry Wilson

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1913

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on panel

Dimensions37 × 50 1/4 in.

LocationPortland Museum of Art, Maine

http://collections.portlandmuseum.org/Obj7840?sid=51143&x=1029921

The Drop Sinister—What Shall We Do...

The Drop Sinister—What Shall We Do With It?

Brown wool coat and breeches, Hartford, Connecticut

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 10

Creator name (description)possible maker: Hartford Woolen Manufactory

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1789

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsWool, linen, cotton-linen

DimensionsCoat: 46 5/8 x 41 in. (118.4 x 104.1 cm); Breeches: 28 x 23 3/4 in. (71.1 x 60.3 cm)

LocationMount Vernon Ladies' Association, Mount Vernon, Virginia

https://www.mountvernon.org/preservation/collections-holdings/browse-the-museum-collections/object/w-574a-b/

Accession numberW-574/A-B

Brown wool coat and breeches, Hartford,...

Brown wool coat and breeches, Hartford, Connecticut

Thomas Jefferson

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 10

Creator nameBrown, Mather

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1786

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions35 3/4 × 28 1/2 in. (90.8 × 72.4 cm)

LocationNational Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC

https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.99.66

Accession numberNPG.99.66

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington at Trenton

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1792

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions90 1/2 x 64 in. (229.9 x 162.6 cm)

LocationCity Hall, Charleston, South Carolina

George Washington at Trenton

Luncheon on the Grass (Study)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 13

Creator nameMonet, Claude

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1865–1866

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions130 × 181 cm

LocationPushkin Museum, Moscow

https://pushkinmuseum.art/data/fonds/europe_and_america/j/2001_3000/zh_3307/index.php

Accession number3307 / W.62

Luncheon on the Grass (Study)

Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe

The Washington Family

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 28

Creator nameSavage, Edward

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1789–1796

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions213.6 × 284.2 cm

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.561.html

Accession number1940.1.2

The Washington Family

George Washington, alternate view

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameBirch, William Russell

Creator name (description)After Gilbert Stuart

Creator nationality/cultureBritish

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1795

Object typePainting

MaterialsEnamel on copper

Dimensions2 5/16 x 1 7/8 in. (5.9 x 4.8 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/48164

Accession number1945.469.2

George Washington, alternate view

The Resignation of General Washington, December 23, 1783, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1824–1828

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions20 x 30 x 1 in (50.8 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/124

Accession number1832.8

The Resignation of General Washington,...

The Resignation of General Washington, December 23, 1783, detail

Recto and verso of a study sheet

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator name (description)Possibly from the workshop of Filippino Lippi

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1450–1500

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsMetalpoint and biacca on blue prepared paper

Dimensions8 1/8 x 11 3/8 in. (20.7 x 29 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

Recto and verso of a study sheet

George Washington

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsWatercolor (grisaille) on ivory

Dimensions2 5/8 × 2 1/8 in. (6.7 × 5.4 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/47743

Accession number1947.22

George Washington

Model of a house on a platform

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440

Accession number1991.479

Model of a house on a platform

Codex Magliabechiano: Designs of Aztec cotton mantles

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 18

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation date1500–1600

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence

Codex Magliabechiano: Designs of Aztec...

Codex Magliabechiano: Designs of Aztec cotton mantles

George Washington/Zachary Taylor Quart Flask, reverse

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameDyottville Glass Works

Creator name (description)Attributed to Dyottville Glass Works

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1847–1860

Object typeContainer

MaterialsFull-size mold-blown nonlead aquamarine glass

Dimensionsh. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/64848

Accession number1996.46.8

George Washington/Zachary Taylor Quart...

George Washington/Zachary Taylor Quart Flask, reverse

Quand je vous dis que c'est une robe de chez Worth. . .

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 23

Creator nameBertall

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date1875

Object typeIllustration

LocationLa comédie de notre temps, II, Paris, 1875

Quand je vous dis que c'est une robe de...

Quand je vous dis que c'est une robe de chez Worth

Mantel Clock

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameDubuc, Nicolas

Creator name (description)Probably by Nicolas Dubuc

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleWatchmaker/Clockmaker

Creation date1809–1819

Object typeTimepiece

MaterialsGilt bronze

Dimensions19 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (49.5 x 36.8 x 14 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/78410

Accession number2001.1.1

Mantel Clock

Tablespoon

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator namePelletreau, Maltby

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Dimensions8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm), wt. 1 oz., 19 dwt. (61 gm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/53576

Accession number1985.86.361.1

Tablespoon

Mantua

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 10

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1740–1745

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsEmbroidered silk with colored silk and silver thread

Dimensions170 × 180 × 80 cm

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O78803/mantua-unknown/

Accession numberT.260&A-1969

Mantua

Model of a circular ceremonial center

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–800

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsCeramic and pigment

Dimensions13 x 18 1/2 in. (33 x 47 cm )

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75238

Accession number1989.639

Model of a circular ceremonial center

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