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Chesterfields (overcoats)

Scope note

Single- or double-breasted fly-front coats usually of dark plain woolen fabric and often having a velvet collar. Of a type first worn by men in the 18th century and adapted for women in the 20th century.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000212350

Broader Terms used

overcoats

Equivalent Terms used

chesterfield (overcoat)

Created

13yrs ago

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