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DS1996-0866
Waistcoat
DS1996-0866

Waistcoat

Date1765-1790
OriginEngland
MediumSilk woven with pink and green flower sprigs; fronts lined with ribbed silk; back lined with napped linen and cotton ("fustian"); self-covered buttons; sized linen innerfacing at neckline and down fronts; woven white sized linen innerlining.
DimensionsOL: 24 1/2"; chest 35 1/2"; waist 35 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1960-697,2
DescriptionWaistcoat to man's suit of tan diaper-patterned silk with tiny pink flower-green stem design in left/right, all over repeat. Waistcoat is collarless and sleeveless, 12 buttons, gently shaped front; pockets with three buttons each (all buttons 1/2" dia., self-covered); facing of ivory silk taffeta; back of natural cotton and linen "fustian".
ProvenanceEx Coll: Doris Langley Moore.
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