Utilitarian Coat

Utilitarian Coat

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Presumably a utilitarian garment, this coat still retains a number of fashionable details such as decorative lashed sleeve caps and split sleeves through which the chemise would be visible.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.