A label inside the reverse of the jacket facings reads: "Doucet, 21 rue de la Paix, Paris", with the handwritten annotation "Mme Ogden Goelet, 50841" This indicates that the suit was made for the wife of the American millionaire Ogden Goelet (1851-1897). Ogden Goelet was an enthusiastic yachtsman so this suit may have been made for his wife, Mary Wilson Goelet to wear whilst accompanying him on his travels. The Museum purchased this suit from Christies where it was lot 61 in a January 1979 sale.