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Vestlate 18th century

Not on view
Unknown, Vest
Men's late 18th-century ensemble displayed on a white mannequin: olive and cream striped tailcoat with brass buttons and blue trim at the waist, worn over a white ruffled cravat, dark brown knee breeches, white stockings, and black buckled shoes.
Museum display of late 18th-century men's coat on a white mannequin with powdered wig; tan and cream vertical-striped silk with blue and gold-trimmed waistcoat visible beneath, finished with a ruffled white jabot at the collar.
Museum display of a late 18th-century men's coat in tan and cream vertical stripes, double-breasted with fabric-covered buttons, worn on a white mannequin with a powdered wig cap; collar trimmed with blue and gold-patterned ribbon and a ruffled white jabot at the neck.
Title
Vest
Place Made
France
Date Made
late 18th century
Medium
Silk satin and plain weave with weft floats (Pekin)
Dimensions
Center back length: 20 1/4 in. (51.44 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund in honor of the council's 60th anniversary
Accession Number
M.2013.101.2
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.
  • Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberly. "Reigning Men." Ornament 39, no.1 (2016): 34-39.

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