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Man's Vest1846

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Museum display of historical men's ensemble: black tailcoat, ivory brocade waistcoat, white trousers, and black shoes on a white mannequin holding a cane and top hat

Unknown, Vest, 1846, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. J. H. Young, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Man's Vest
Place Made
Canada, Ontario, Hamilton
Date Made
1846
Medium
Silk satin with silk supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions
Center back length: 20 1/4 in. (51.435 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. H. Young
Accession Number
28.19.5
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.

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