Interior in Venice

Creator:

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925

Published/Created:

1899

Physical Description:

66 x 83.5 cm

Date Depicted:

1850 AD - 1899 AD

Materials:

oil on canvas

Notes:

Sports dress consists of white trousers and a dark blazer with a stiff and turned­down collar.

Abstract:

With the exception of the square, padded shoulder line, dress seems to have little shape. The coat fits loosely and has a high lapel. Shirt collars are quite high until 1914. They include both the stand and a round turnover style. Trousers vary in length and width. By 1908 they are creased and often cuffed. Many variations appear in sportswear, including the blazer and Norfolk jackets, sweaters, cardigans, and athletic jerseys. Perhaps the most important change is in the use of fabrics. New to men's dress are tweed, homespun, serge, gray flannel, linen, duck, heavy pongee, and lightweight wool for summer. Tailoring indicates the status of a man.

Topics:

Costume -- United States -- History -- (LC)
Painting -- United States -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Turn of the Century

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

4392-242

Genre:

costume (mode of fashion) (AAT)
paintings (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Clothing & Accessories
Paintings & Drawings

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Related Exhibit or Resource:

Turn of the Century: 1890-1910: Dress: Men

Source Creator:

Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen

Source Title:

History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 5

Source Created:

New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975

Call Number:

GT513 +B87 5 (LC)

Orbis Barcode:

39002051938455

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

London, England: Royal Academy of Arts

OID:

10597999

PID:

digcoll:1842322