Man's Waistcoat

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Man's Waistcoat

probably Holland, 1720-1730
Costumes; !Primary
Silk damask with supplementary-weft patterning bound in twill (lampas), metallic-thread embroidery, and metallic-thread covered buttons
Center back length: 30 5/8 in. (77.79 cm) Center front length: 29 in. (73.66 cm)
Costume Council Fund (M.81.97.10)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.