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Fancy dress costume w/ frock coat & drop front trousers in sapphire blue silk w/ gold couched machine embroidery in oak leaf motif w/ pink, blue & white looped silk fillings, twill cotton & pale blue silk satin lining, probably made in New York, buttons stamped “A. Walter, 14 Rue de la Banque”, CH 36", L 34.5", trouser W 27", L 28.5", inseam 17" (very worn, shattering esp. at hems & underarms, discoloration, lining shattering at collar, period repairs to underarms, seat & lap, right H button replaced) poor. The Ohio State University Historic Costumes & Textiles Collection.
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