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Man's Waistcoat1760s

Not on view
Golden tan silk damask waistcoat with scrolling woven pattern, eleven covered buttons, and flared hip skirts, displayed on a hanger
Textile garment, close-up of a center seam on aged tan linen, with a vertical row of small oblong buttons wrapped in golden-brown thread, each fastened with a hand-stitched loop closure.
Title
Man's Waistcoat
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1760s
Medium
Silk damask
Dimensions
Center back length: 28 7/8 in. (73.34 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Maeder
Accession Number
M.81.220.3
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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