Man’s court waistcoat with a round neckline, straight fronts and skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. Each front has a pocket and pointed pocket flap. The fronts and pocket flaps are made of white silk taffeta; the back of bleached linen. The waistcoat, pockets and pocket flaps are lined with linen. The waistcoat is couched with white silk cord and silver filé cord, and embroidered-to-shape with silver and red foil spangles and silk floss in shades of blue, pink and green, on the pocket flaps, around the pockets and the front neck, along edges and hems. There are 9 worked buttonholes along the left front, with 11 embroidered buttons on the right front. Man's court waistcoat, 1780-85, English; White silk taffeta, embroidered-to-shape, silk and spangles Man's breeches of purple striped velvet, 1790s, French or British Man’s breeches made of purple silk, striped with voided and uncut velvet, and lined with linen. There are 2 fronts, two backs and 2 waistbands; the back legs are cut higher than the fronts and gathered into the back of the waistbands. There is a watch pocket on each side of the waistband and a pocket on each side, closed with a flap with button and buttonhole. The breeches close with 3 buttonholes and purple silk-covered buttons at the centre-front waistband and a fall front with 3 buttonholes. At centre back, there are tabs for a buckle. There are 5 worked buttonholes on each leg with corresponding purple silk-covered buttons; 10 remain. The knee bands fasten with a silk-covered button and buttonhole. Non-matching buttons have been added to the waistband for suspenders [braces], probably for 19th-century fancy dress. Man's coat, 1775-1780, British; Brown and white striped uncut silk velvet, altered 1870-1910 A man’s coat of silk with narrow stripes of brown uncut velvet, alternating with brown and voided white. It has a 2½ -inch (6.5 cm) standing collar and curving 2-piece sleeves end in cuffs 3½-inch (9 cm) deep. The fronts curve from neck to hem with pleats 2½-inch (6.4 cm) deep, below the hip set at the side back. Each front has a pocket with rectangular pocket flap; the centre-back seam is open below the hip. The coat and pocket flaps are lined with ivory silk twill, the sleeves and pockets with linen. There are 9 self-covered buttons along the right front, 3 on each cuff, 1 at the hem and top the pleats and 1 above the centre-back opening. The coat was probably worn for fancy dress in the late 19th century; parts of the lining have been recovered, the hems of the pleats have been stitched down. The 2 buttonholes corresponding with the centre 2 buttons were probably added at this time. There are remnants of a net ruffle inside the right cuff.