Jackets were made of wool, silk, linen, Chintz etc. Length varied, somewhat, with the decades. They were worn for work or for dress as was determined by cut and fineness of fabric. They could be accessorized similarly to gowns and even working class women are sometimes seen in paintings with some form of jewelry.
From: “An album Containing 90 Fine Water Color Paintings of Costumes”, collection of Bunka Fashion College in Japan, ca. 1775.LACMA. Woman’s Caraco. France. Ca. 1775.The Met. Caraco. Ca. 1780. The Met. “18th Century”. Caraco.The Met. Caraco. Ca. 1785. Jacket, ca. 1780, collections of the de Young and Legion of Honor Museums in San Francisco. Pet-en-lair with quilted petticoat, Scottish, 1780-81, Glasgow Museum.Metropolitan Museum, ca. 1775. Caraco jacket and petticoat. French. Silk. FrontBack, Met Museum, ca 1775.Caraco jacket and petticoat. Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Ca. 1770-80. Indian Cotton. English.“The Sleeping Kitchen Maid” by Peter Jakob Horemans, 1765.1770s. Mixed fabrics. Embroidered lady’s jacket, ca. 1770. National Museum of Oslo. Casaquin de velours rouge, vers 1700-1725, France, Palais Galliéra, Musée de la mode de la ville de Paris sur Base JocondePlaid silk caraco jacket, ca. 1770, Whitaker Auctions. 1725-30, French. The Met Museum.
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![1770s - 18th century - woman's outfit with mixed print fabrics (jacket in solid, skirt in stripes, apron in floral, neckerchief in plaid / checks) - From "An album containing 90 fine water color paintings of costumes." Turin : [s.n.] , [ca.1775]. In the collection of the Bunka Fashion College in Japan.](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/42/31/95/4231951d214a8f182cdec0423f9f46ec.jpg)
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