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Vest1790s

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Historical men's ensemble on white mannequin: olive-gold striped jacket, horizontally striped waistcoat, teal cravat, buff knee breeches, ribbed stockings with pink ribbon bows, and dark leather shoes; gnarled wooden cane in hand
Museum mannequin displaying late 18th-century men's ensemble: olive-green striped tailcoat over a striped waistcoat, cream knee breeches, striped stockings, black flat shoes, teal cravat, white gloves, and a gnarled wooden walking stick.
Late 18th-century men's ensemble displayed on a white mannequin: olive striped coat with double-button front, striped waistcoat in muted colors, tan knee breeches with ribbon ties, white striped stockings, black buckle shoes, teal cravat, and a gnarled wooden walking stick.
Title
Vest
Place Made
England
Date Made
1790s
Medium
Wool plain weave with wool and silk supplementary-warp patterning
Dimensions
Center back length: 24 in. (60.96 cm); Center front length: 20 1/4 in. (51.44 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.59.23.4
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.
  • 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.

  • Bowles, Hamish. "The Hamish Files: Exhibition Dressing." Vogue 206, no.4 (April 2016): 144, 253.

  • Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberly. "Reigning Men." Ornament 39, no.1 (2016): 34-39.

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