Magistrate's robe of crimson satin, Italy, c.1760 Magistrate's robe of crimson satin, faced with crimson silk taffeta. The 1⅞-inch (4.7 cm) collar is ‘grown on’; the back part of the body of the gown, the front collar in 2 pieces. It has ⅝-inch (1.5 cm) shoulder wings and full sleeves tapering to the wrist below the elbow. The robe is top-stitched around all the parts and hem. There are 8 worked buttonholes at each wrist with corresponding buttons covered with crimson silk thread. There are 25 worked buttonholes at the top of the left front, with a further 50 below, grouped in fives, with corresponding buttons.