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Man's waistcoat
French
1760–80
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
65 cm (25 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl L. Crossman
Accession Number1977.837
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionForepieces: white silk with brocaded pattern of small flowering branches woven in silver yarns and wires, coral, white, green silk yarns at closure, border, pocket flaps and on covered buttons; repeated small flower-and-leaves motif fills out panels. Cotton and linen twill back and lining with nap on surface. Single breasted. Collarless. Medium skirts, flared to sides with two poecket. Condition: some stains, lining splitting in places.