You could soon own a unique piece of history.

Next month, Sotheby’s Auction House will be auctioning Jackie Kennedy’s iconic double-breasted purple coat. It was famously worn as she stood alongside her husband, John F. Kennedy, while he accepted his presidential win on the night of Nov. 8, 1960.

The coat, unlabeled, is made of wool and features a rounded collar and double-breasted button front. Its swinging silhouette was tailored for Jackie’s unusually oversized frame; at the time, she was eight months pregnant with her son, John F. Kennedy Jr.

Interestingly, the listing traces the coat’s direct provenance to “a family with long and close ties to the Kennedys.”

A press release from Sotheby’s elaborated, “The piece was shared among a close circle of Mrs. Kennedy’s friends who were al

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