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DS1984-502
Waistcoat
DS1984-502

Waistcoat

Date1760-1780
MediumSilk suiting, warp stripe woven with supplemental wefts to form lozenge and floral design; metallic silver and silk woven trim around buttonholes; cream tabby silk waistcoat lining; linen pockets.
DimensionsL: 29"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1967-612,2
DescriptionWaistcoat of blue and white pin-stripe silk taffeta, woven in overall pattern of small white diamond lozenges, each enclosing small pink rosebud; waistcoat trimmed around buttonholes and on pocket flaps with metallic-silver tape. Waistcoat is sleeveless with ten eyelets worked into each armhole for tying in separate sleeves (now missing). Waistcoat back made of same silk as fronts. Lined throughout with cream-white silk taffeta.

Construction History:
1. Initial Construction 1760-1780

Coat 1967-612,1
1760-1780
Breeches 1967-612,3
1760-1780
1953-838,1, Coat
1760-1775
1953-838,1, Coat
1760-1775
 2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Waistcoat
1740-1755
Waistcoat 1989-430
ca. 1770
1953-838,3, Breeches
1760-1775
DS1996-0866
1765-1790
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Waistcoat.
1730-1740, altered 1750-1765
Waistcoat 1960-699
1760-1770