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Man's Waistcoatcirca 1780

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Embroidered cream silk waistcoat displayed flat, with scattered floral motifs across the body, a densely worked floral border along the front edge with small round buttons, and a framed botanical panel at the hem

Unknown, Man's Waistcoat, circa 1780, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Man's Waistcoat
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1780
Medium
Silk plain weave (faille), with silk thread embroidery.
Dimensions
Length (Center front length): 25 3/4 in. (65.41 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.59.23.2
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.

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