1770's Linen Frock Coat - Falling Collar | Black MTO Linen Gowns Adapted from an 18th-century chintz

Adapted from an 18th-century chintz textile fragment in The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s collection (Object 2007-96)

Whether put to use in seasonal baking or displayed in a period kitchen

It became clear that while stranded on the island the crew had fallen into anarchy

Historically

1770's Linen Frock Coat - Falling Collar | Black MTO Linen Gowns Adapted from an 18th-century chintzThroughout much of the second half of the eighteenth century, the frock coat made of wool, linen, or a combination of fibers, became the predominant style of outer garment for everyday wear for men of all classes. By the 1770s the straight bodied coat gave way to the more rounded front line with a narrower back featured here. This frock coat, like the originals of the 1770s is noted for its simplistic style. Buttonholes were often little longer than