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2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Waistcoat, piece of.
Wastcoat
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Waistcoat, piece of.

Wastcoat

Dateca. 1775
MediumPink ribbed silk embroidered with silk through a backing of tabby linen; ribbed cream silk pocket flap linings and extending down fronts under buttonholes; tabby linen innerfacing fragments.
DimensionsL: 29 1/2".
Credit LineGift of Anonymous Donors
Object number1971-1557,2a&b
DescriptionRight and left fronts of a man's waistcoat from a suit that was taken apart. Pieces are of pink silk faille (warp-faced plain weave), embroidered with multicolor silks down the fronts, hems, and on pocket flaps. Embroidered design includes scrolls connecting bouquets of three small umbrella-shaped flowers. The embroidered sections are backed with linen to support the embroidery.
ProvenanceEx Coll: Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen; Tomlinson
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