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Collections

Man's Waistcoat1720-1730

Not on view
Silk waistcoat in ivory with woven floral motifs in blue, pink, and green, featuring a row of small metal buttons down the center front and two welt pockets
Title
Man's Waistcoat
Place Made
probably Holland
Date Made
1720-1730
Medium
Silk damask with supplementary-weft patterning bound in twill (lampas), metallic-thread embroidery, and metallic-thread covered buttons
Dimensions
Center back length: 30 5/8 in. (77.79 cm) Center front length: 29 in. (73.66 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.81.97.10
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.