1900s Black Tail Coat and Trousers
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Description
Black wool tailcoat, vest and trousers. Jacket has silk faille peaked lapels, satin covered buttons, inside left and right breast double welt pockets. It is lined with a black silk twill in the body and black/white striped silk twill in the sleeves. Vest has rounded shawl collar of self fabric, 3 satin covered buttons with keyhole buttonholes and welt pockets on either side. Vest back is black silk twill and inside lining is off-white cotton twill. Trousers have braid stripe down the length of the side, button fly closure, suspender buttons, front waist watch pocket and rear double welt pockets.
Source
HCT.1988.389.3a-c
Provenance
This suit was worn by Daniel Webster Williams who was born in Jackson, Ohio in 1862. He was a noted journalist whom President Theodore Roosevelt appointed as Consul to Wales from 1905-07. While there, Williams attended several formal state functions where a tailcoat would be required attire. Williams' father had emigrated from Wales in 1839, so Daniel was probably familiar with the language. It was while practicing law from 1886-1889 that Williams discovered his love of writing and bought the Jackson Sun Journal, which he owned until 1923. During his life he was appointed to the Ohio Senate (1909-1910) and also wrote a regular column for the Columbus Citizen, "Under the Open Sky," until his death in 1932.
Designer
B. Frosh & Sons
Design Elements
Tail Coat, Formal Trousers
Fiber/Fabric Information
fiber content=Wool
Decade
1900-1909
Color
Black
Files
Collection
Citation
“1900s Black Tail Coat and Trousers,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed July 26, 2024, http://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/1276.
Item Relations
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