Subject: aristocratic gentleman
Culture: English
Setting: Victorian era, England mid-late 19thc
Object: costume
Manchester Art Gallery > Dandy Style: 250 Years of British Men's Fashion *
"Pale green wool facecloth tailcoat 1840s
By the 1840s, men's coats were predominantly in sober tones of black, brown, navy or dark green.
However, some men expressed a more personal taste in colour choices.
This striking mint-green fine wool tailcoat was worn by an ancestor of the donor, Captain G P Williams.
The patch on the lining of the right-hand tail is evidence of this coat being a favourite and well-worn garment.
Similar pale colours appear in fashion plates and portraits of the period." ...
