Tailcoat

Hand-sewn tailcoat made of green cloth with colourful trims – braid in colourful flowers. The front of the tailcoat is heavily rounded and not buttoned. Very flat buttons on horn moulds – 8 in front, 3 at pockets, 2 at sleeves, 2 at back waist, 2 at folds. Slim-fit tailcoat, the back fitted with three darts cut from the bottom to the hip line. The hems are narrow, folded at the back into shallow folds fixed at the bottom, buttoned at the top and sewn together with thread. Slit through the middle. Collar on high trapezoidal collar with pointed corners. Long, narrow sleeves, cuff sewn from white cloth, rolled up, fastened with 2 buttons. Side slit pockets with a flap profiled in 3 corns. All edges are trimmed with a wide cream-coloured cotton braid with yellow flower lists (colours: light blue, yellow and red). The whole tailcoat is lined with creamy yellow linen. The fronts are padded with grey hemp canvas. White linen on sleeves and pockets. Time of manufacturing – 18th century.