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Man's Vestcirca 1800

Not on view
Ivory silk waistcoat with horizontal woven bands of blue-gray marching soldiers and mounted horsemen, fitted silhouette with fabric-covered buttons down the center front
Close-up of a cream silk or linen garment front with printed blue-grey repeating bands depicting marching soldiers and mounted cavalry figures, with small round fabric-covered buttons along the center front seam.
Title
Man's Vest
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1800
Medium
Silk plain weave (faille), moiré finish, with silk supplementary-warp patterning
Dimensions
Center back length: 23 1/4 in. (59.06 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Harry Lenart
Accession Number
65.4
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.