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Man's Vest1850s

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Cream silk waistcoat with butter-yellow shawl collar and dense yellow floral embroidery across the front panels, displayed on a clear hanger

Unknown, Man's Vest, 1850s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of W. Pape, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Man's Vest
Place Made
probably United States
Date Made
1850s
Medium
Cotton plain weave doublecloth (piqué) with silk embroidery and silk plain weave (faille)
Dimensions
Center back length: 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of W. Pape
Accession Number
41.28.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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