Costume and Textiles Man's Waistcoat Made in United States, North and Central Americac. 1825-50 Artist/maker unknown, American Silk satin with silk embroidery in satin stitch; brown cotton plain weave, glazed cotton twill Currently not on view 1956-29-19 Gift of Mrs. William Howard Hart, 1956 |
LabelIn the nineteenth century, waistcoats remained the most decorative article in the otherwise sober masculine wardrobe, giving the man with a taste for pattern and embellishment some scope, as this waistcoat shows. The grapevine embroidered on the blue-violet satin accents its fashionable shawl collar and straight-cut waistline. |
