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Man's Vestcirca 1785, altered circa 1795

Not on view
Ivory silk satin men's waistcoat on a mannequin, embroidered with floral sprigs, dark pin stripes, a central vine border, and a pastoral landscape scene along the lower hem
Embroidered silk textile in cream, with scattered polychrome floral sprays and dark vertical border stripes; a horizontal rectangular panel at center features a yellow-green leaf border enclosing pink scroll motifs and a small butterfly medallion.
Detail of a silk textile with scattered silk-embroidered sprigs of small flowers in pink, cream, yellow, and green on a pale ivory ground, with a dark chain-stitch trim along the right edge.
Silk embroidery on cream ground depicting a white donkey laden with a basket of flowers beside a standing figure in 18th-century dress carrying a large floral arrangement on their head, rendered in fine satin stitch with muted golds, pinks, and greens.
Silk embroidered coat front, cream ground with polychrome silk thread pastoral scenes: a figure with cattle at left, a woman with a donkey at right, framed by flowering trees and foliage. Pocket flaps feature oval cartouches with looped ornament; vertical striped borders and floral sprays above.
Silk embroidery on cream ground depicting a pastoral scene: a figure in breeches and wide-brimmed hat drives a cow with a long switch, accompanied by a small dog, with embroidered foliage and a cart wheel visible at right.
Embroidered textile detail depicting a large goat and a smaller kid standing on a grassy ground, worked in silk threads with fine parallel stitching in cream, gold, brown, and olive tones on a pale ground.
Detail of an embroidered garment front in cream silk, with symmetrical floral sprays of pink and blue blossoms, yellow-green foliage, and delicate feathery stitching; twisted cord trim at center front with two small silvered buttons; vertical black dash borders at edges.
Embroidered textile fragment on cream ground, with polychrome silk floral sprays featuring pink and blue open blooms, yellow-green fern fronds, and pink buds, bordered by vertical black trim with a fabric-covered button at right.
Silk embroidery on cream ground, depicting a large open flower in pink, blue, and yellow-green with dark spotted center, surrounded by delicate fern-like sprays in cream and olive green, with a vertical black beaded border at left.
Title
Man's Vest
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1785, altered circa 1795
Medium
Silk satin with silk embroidery and silk grosgrain ribbon
Dimensions
Waistcoat center back length: 23 in. (58.42 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.2007.211.1071
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.