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Man's Vestcirca 1840

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Historical men's waistcoat, dark charcoal woven fabric with small gold botanical motifs, tan plain-fabric back panels, displayed on a clear hanger

Unknown, Man's Vest, circa 1840, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of The Fashion Group, Inc. of Los Angeles, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Man's Vest
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1840
Medium
Silk satin with silk supplementary-weft patterning and mother-of-pearl, metal, and glass buttons
Dimensions
Center back length: 21 in. (53.34 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Fashion Group, Inc. of Los Angeles
Accession Number
52.44.9
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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