Frock Coat

anonymous, c. 1784 - c. 1789

Alongside colourful full dress costumes, plain wool fabrics in sober colours were also highly fashionable in the late 18th century. A piece of the pointed collar of this jacket was cut out at the back, and replaced with a glazed black fabric. When wearing this jacket the Amsterdam patrician Jacob Alewijn had his long, powdered hair in a ponytail. This is probably why his original collar became dirty.

  • Artwork typeskirt, frak, coat
  • Object numberBK-NM-13158
  • Dimensionslength 103 cm
  • Physical characteristicswol (laken), zijde, linnen, zilverdraad

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Frock Coat

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-13158

  • Description

    Jas van donkergroen laken, in zilverdraad geborduurd met samengestelde bloem-, blad- en kwastornamenten, voorzien van knopen van zilverdraad

Creation

  • Creation

    • tailor: anonymous, Netherlands
    • borduurwerker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1784 - c. 1789

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wol (laken), zijde, linnen, zilverdraad

  • Dimensions

    length 103 cm

Explanatory note

  • De datering van de jas is gebaseerd op het portret door A. de Lelie van mr Jacob Backer (1756-1789) in AHM (inv. SB 5126) waarop hij deze jas draagt.

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1785 - 1789

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of Jonkheer J.F. Backer, Amsterdam

  • Acquisition

    gift 1924

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

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