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Man's Vest with Removable Chest Padscirca 1840

Not on view
Pale champagne silk waistcoat with diagonal chevron stripes in ivory and cobalt blue embroidery, displayed on a white dress form against a dark background
Man's waistcoat displayed on a headless white form, made of cream silk with diagonal stripes of ivory and blue woven or embroidered pattern, double-breasted front with small buttons, and a low V-neckline.
Close-up detail of a cream-colored textile garment, showing vertical trim with layered tan mesh and blue woven braid, a small round button, and visible stitching along seams.
Textile garment detail showing an open seam or pocket, revealing a woven interior lining in tan and cream stripes with blue braided trim, enclosed within an off-white outer fabric.
Close-up of woven textile with diagonal stripes in tan and cream, interspersed with narrower bands of blue featuring an interlaced geometric pattern in cream and brown.
Title
Man's Vest with Removable Chest Pads
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1840
Medium
Vest: silk satin with supplementary weft-float patterning; pads: cotton twill with cotton wadding
Dimensions
Center back length: 19 1/4 in. (48.895 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number
M.2007.211.823
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.