Suit: coat, breeches and waistcoat, anonymous, c. 1760 - c. 1780
weaving, l c.112cm More details
The earliest form of today’s three-piece suit appeared in the last quarter of the 17th century: coat, breeches, waistcoat. Men would wear this coat at home as well as outdoors. This 18th-century example is lined with the same purple shot silk, a fabric with an iridescent effect, as the outer material. That is quite unusual. Generally a cheaper fabric would be used to line a coat.
