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Vestcirca 1790

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Full-length historical men's ensemble on a white mannequin: tricorn hat, olive-striped frock coat with floral trim, blue diamond-patterned waistcoat, olive breeches, and black slip-on shoes
18th-century men's ensemble on a mannequin: dark olive and cream striped wool coat with floral embroidered buttons, patterned waistcoat, olive knee breeches, black buckled shoes, and tricorn hat.
18th-century men's ensemble on a white mannequin: olive green and gold vertically striped frock coat with embroidered cuffs, floral-patterned waistcoat, gold breeches, dark tricorn hat, and black buckled shoes, displayed in three-quarter view.
Close-up detail of a garment's front closure, showing a vertical row of dark embroidered buttons with pink and white star motifs against olive-green knitted trim, beside a pale blue silk panel with dense floral silk embroidery and small spherical buttons.
Close-up detail of a silk garment in blue with vertical stripes of red, yellow, and white; left front panel embroidered with dense floral and leafy vine motifs in brown thread, with a row of small fabric-covered buttons along the closure; right panel features woven diamond lattice pattern in white on blue.
Detail photograph of a striped wool coat in brown, olive, and blue vertical stripes, displayed on a mannequin with white ruffled linen cuff visible at wrist. Large embroidered buttons with radiating star or snowflake motifs in pink and cream appear along the front button placket and cuff.
Title
Vest
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1790
Medium
Silk satin with self-weft patterning and metallic-thread embroidery
Dimensions
Center back length: 22 1/4 in. (56.52 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.2007.211.691
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.

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