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A man's waistcoat
French
Late 18th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk; Satin, embroidery, fustian
Dimensions
59.5 cm (23 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. L. Earle Rowe
Accession Number51.2565
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionA man's waistcoat of white satin, embroidered with polychrome silk chain stitch in floral design with minute sprays along front edges and sprigs on buttons, and over ground, sprays and garlands of small blossoms on bottom edges and pocket flaps, backed and lined with cotton-and-linen fustian with very fuzzy surface; a number of smal brownish stains.