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Man's Waistcoat1770s-1780s

Not on view
18th-century cream silk waistcoat with allover floral sprigs and dense embroidered botanical borders along the front edges and hem, displayed on a hanger
18th-century men's suit displayed on a white mannequin with powdered wig: dusty rose silk coat and breeches with a floral embroidered waistcoat, paired with black buckle shoes.

Unknown, Man's Waistcoat, 1770s-1780s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Costume Council Fund, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Man's Waistcoat
Place Made
France
Date Made
1770s-1780s
Medium
Silk plain weave (faille) with silk embroidery
Dimensions
Center back length: 25 1/2 in. (64.77 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.55.23.1
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.
  • Velvets East and West: From the 14th to the 20th Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966.

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