Dinner suit tail coat

The tail or dress coat as it is more properly known was, during the nineteenth century, an essential in any gentleman’s wardrobe. It was worn for all dress or formal occasions during either day or evening. From the 1860s it was confined to evening dress and then to only the most formal functions.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
170/1967/6
Category
Decorative Art
Collection Class
Clothing and accessories
Material
wool
Common Name
dinner suit tail coat
Simple Name
coat
Period Classification
Edwardian (1901-1914)
Production Date
c 1910
Production Year Low
1900
Production Year High
1910

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dinner suit tail coat