Man's Waistcoat

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Man's Waistcoat

c. 1825-1850

Artist/maker unknown, American

In 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.

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Object Details

Title:

Man's Waistcoat

Date:

c. 1825-1850

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, American

Medium:

Silk satin with silk embroidery in satin stitch; brown cotton plain weave, glazed cotton twill

Dimensions:

Center Back Length: 21 inches (53.3 cm) Waist: 32 inches (81.3 cm)

Classification:

Costume (including accessories)

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. William Howard Hart, 1956

Accession Number:

1956-29-19

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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