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Velvet vesting
Men's waistcoat fragment
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Textile fragment
Velvet vesting
Men's waistcoat fragment
possibly English, used in America
late 18th to early 19th century
Place of Manufacture: possibly England; Place of Use: Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silk voided velvet
Dimensions
Overall: 14.6 x 9.5 cm (5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession Number98.1776
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBlack velvet textile fragment with rows of uncut green rectangles, selvedge on right with orange and white stripes
ProvenanceMiss Ellen A. Stone; Gift to the MFA, December, 1898