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Collections

Waistcoat1775-1790

Not on view
Ivory silk waistcoat front laid flat, with gold and tan embroidered floral motifs along the hem and button placket, small cream buttons, and scattered embroidered sprigs across the body
18th-century men's suit displayed on a white mannequin: dark patterned coat and knee breeches with elaborate silver embroidery along the front edges and cuffs, paired with a pale embroidered waistcoat, lace jabot, and black buckled shoes.
18th-century men's court suit displayed on a white mannequin, consisting of a dark silk velvet coat and matching breeches with elaborate silver embroidery along the front edges, pocket flaps, and cuffs in a scrolling foliate pattern; white lace jabot and cuffs visible at throat and wrists; black buckled shoes.
Close-up detail of a silk garment bodice in pale gray-green, densely embroidered with silver metallic thread in feather and botanical motifs, accented with oval paste or foil-backed sequins and small beads.
Title
Waistcoat
Place Made
France
Date Made
1775-1790
Medium
Silk and metallic-thread twill with metallic-thread embroidery, metallic sequins, and paste (glass) stones
Dimensions
Center front length: (27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. G. S. Stuart
Accession Number
62.28
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.