Coatee
- Object Name:
- Coatee
- Object ID:
- 2007.046.01
- Date:
- 1850
- Description:
- Formal dress coat, part of diplomatic uniform worn by Charles Brickett Haddock as United States Charge d'Affaires in Portugal, 1850. Single-breasted coatee with high stand collar. Brown cotton velvet, lined with brown polished cotton. Single row of nine large fabric-covered buttons down front. Wide sleeves and pockets decorated with three buttons each. Two buttons on back. All buttons are 1.2" diameter. Steel hook at collar.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-21 L-41 inches
- Provenance:
- Made for and worn by Charles Brickett Haddock (1796-1861) of Hanover, NH, in 1850 for his presentation to the King of Portugal as United States Charge d'Affaires at Lisbon. Haddock served in this post from 1850 to 1854.
The uniform was preserved by successive generations of Charles B. Haddock's descendants. With handwritten note, "Great grandfather Haddock's court suit. Worn at the Court of Portugal - 1850." - Credit Line:
- Gift of Shirley S. Haddock, in memory of Charles W. Haddock
- Subjects:
- Diplomats, Diplomatic service
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