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  • Court Suit
Date1804-1814
MediumPiqueté velvet, polychrome silk threads, silk twill and satin
DimensionsOverall (.A, jacket): 41 1/8 × 31 7/8 in. (104.5 × 81 cm)
Overall (.B, vest): 24 9/16 × 17 7/16 in. (62.4 × 44.3 cm)
Overall (.C, breeches): 33 1/16 × 22 13/16 in. (84 × 58 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Director's Accessions Endowment and the Collectors Studio
Object number2026.48.A-.C
Not on view

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ProvenanceArchives of the Maison Hamot since at least the 19th Century until sold; [Etude Coutau-Bégarie, Hotel Drouot, Paris, February 15-16, 2005, lot 578]; Private collection, United States, acquired at the above sale; [Etude Coutau-Bégarie, Hotel Drouot, Paris, January 30, 2026, lot 299]; purchased by MFAH, 2026.
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