Court ensemble

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Large, gold-colored, ornately embroidered court ensemble consisting of jacket and matching pants. The jacket has long sleeves, a high collar, and 8 large buttons down the center front. The jacket is open at the front, revealing the white lining. The fabric is a shiny gold color with intricate floral embroidery in shades of gold, silver, and cream. The cuffs of the jacket sleeves are folded up and also feature the same embroidery. The pants are a matching gold color but not embroidered. They are visible underneath the jacket. The background of the image is a plain off-white color. Title: Court ensemble. Artist unknown.