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Collections

Waistcoatcirca 1730

Not on view
Museum display of a late 17th-century men's suit on a white mannequin: deep burgundy velvet coat and breeches, gold brocade waistcoat, white lace cravat, and gray ringlet wig
Early 18th-century men's suit displayed on a white mannequin wearing a curled white wig: deep burgundy velvet coat and knee breeches with button-and-loop trim, layered over a gold brocade waistcoat with lace cravat and sleeve ruffles, paired with black buckled shoes.
Title
Waistcoat
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
circa 1730
Medium
Silk cut, uncut, and voided velvet (ciselé)
Dimensions
Center back length: 32 3/4 in. (83.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Catherine and Ralph Benkaim
Accession Number
M.82.143
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.