Isabel Lyon mentions in her notebook for 1907 that several white silk
jackets were made at A. A.Vantine & Co. in NY,

On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 9:46 AM Steve Courtney <
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> Matt, the catalogue for the 2002 Mark Twain House exhibit, "Modesty Died
> When Clothes Were Born," quotes from a New York Herald story of February 5,
> 1907, "Mark Twain Has a Suit of White for Evening Wear." The catalogue says
> he had fifteen white suits. The full Herald story, and perhaps an earlier
> one, "Mark Twain's Views, His Discourses on Clothes and Copyright at the
> Capital" (New York Tribune, December 8, 1906, dealing with that famous
> first appearance highlighted by Shelden) might mention a maker.
>
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> Subject: Who made the white suit?
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> This one has so far stumped me. Is there any record of which clothier(s)
> made Twain's white suits? I've seen several references to them as
> "custom-made," but so far no reference to whose custom. I know he had
> several for different seasons and occasions. Anybody know where I can find
> more detail?
>
> - MS
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