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Illustrations of 3 men from a pre-civil war era fashion plate, wearing plaid pants, checked waitcoat, top hats, various styles of clothing.

Fashion plate etching of a man in historic dress, with his arm holding his coat lapel.

Fashion plate etching, in color, of a man and a boy dressed in clothing from the 1850's.

Illustration of 3 men dressed in antebellum and civil war era clothing, from a historic fashion plate. One man sits and the other 2 stand on either side of him.

Fashion plate etching of a man in a navy blue frock coat, gray suit, cravat, and top hat.

Fashion plate illustration of a 19th century man in a tailcoat, top hat, and pinstrip trousers.

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The Collection

A comprehensive assortment of men's garments produced between 1845 and 1865.

Navy blue and white cotton frock coat, double-breasted.jpg

Coats

Black silk single breasted waitcoat with floral motif.PNG

Waistcoats

White cotton single plackett shirt.PNG

Shirts

Full length woolen knit undergarment, drawers.png

Drawers

Black wool trousers with a French fly.

Trousers

Red and gold handkerchied, letter with old fashioned script, antique buckles.png

Miscellaneous

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