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Man's Vest1800-1810

Not on view
Cream satin waistcoat displayed flat, embroidered allover with multicolored floral sprigs and dense borders of roses and ribbon motifs along the center front and hem
Title
Man's Vest
Place Made
Europe, probably Spain
Date Made
1800-1810
Medium
Silk satin with silk embroidery
Dimensions
Center back length: 22 3/8 in. (56.83 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Norman Topping
Accession Number
M.65.55
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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