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Man's Waistcoat1750-1770

Not on view
Eighteenth-century men's sleeveless waistcoat in salmon-pink silk with cream floral embroidery trim along the front edges and pocket flaps, displayed on a hanger
Title
Man's Waistcoat
Place Made
France
Date Made
1750-1770
Medium
Silk satin with silk- and metallic-thread supplementary-weft patterning and metallic thread-wrapped buttons
Dimensions
Center back length: 30 1/2 in. (77.47 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Pacific Palisades Girl Scouts #35
Accession Number
66.2
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.
  • Velvets East and West: From the 14th to the 20th Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966.