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Collections

Man's Vest1780-1800

Not on view
18th-century men's suit displayed on a mannequin: striped silk coat in sage green, coral, and ivory; embroidered waistcoat; mauve breeches; black tricorn hat; buckled shoes; gnarled walking stick
Title
Man's Vest
Place Made
France
Date Made
1780-1800
Medium
Silk satin and silk cut velvet with printed warp on satin foundation stripes
Dimensions
Center back length: 24 5/8 in. (62.55 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Pratapaditya Pal
Accession Number
AC1995.253.1
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.

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