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Man's Waistcoat1785-1795

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Cream silk men's waistcoat displayed on a hanger, embroidered with scattered floral sprigs overall and dense floral garland borders along the front edges and pointed pocket flaps, trimmed in dark navy
Cream-colored textile with dense polychrome embroidery; floral and foliate border in blue, red, orange, green, and brown enclosing a central diamond-shaped medallion, with scattered small motifs across the field.

Unknown, Man's Waistcoat, 1785-1795, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Man's Waistcoat
Place Made
England
Date Made
1785-1795
Medium
Silk plain weave (faille) with silk embroidery
Dimensions
Center back length: 21 3/4 in. (55.25 cm)
Credit Line
Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest
Accession Number
M.67.8.4
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.

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