1770's Woolen Frock Coat - Falling Collar | Brown 1812petticoats The shoulder straps are attached

The shoulder straps are attached to the stay independently

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1770's Woolen Frock Coat - Falling Collar | Brown 1812petticoats The shoulder straps are attachedThroughout 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