Man's coat, 1780c, French; lilac silk satin, silk embroidery A man’s coat of lilac silk satin with a 1⅜-inch (3.5 cm) standing collar, and curving two-piece sleeves ending in cuffs 4-inch (10 cm) deep. The fronts curve from neck to hem with pleats 5⅛-inch (8 cm) deep, below the hip set at the side back. Each front has a pocket with scalloped pocket flap; the centre-back seam is open below the hip. The coat, sleeves, pockets and pocket flaps are lined with ivory silk satin. The coat was embroidered-to-shape with silk floss in shades of white, pink and green, in a pattern of floral sprays, on the collar, down the front edges, around the pockets, on the cuffs and pocket flaps, along the centre back openings and side pleats. There are ten embroidered buttons along the right front, 3 below the pockets, 3 on the cuffs, 1 at the hem and 1 at the top of the pleats. The fronts fasten with 2 hooks and eyes, 1 pair below the collar, the other below the third button.