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waistcoat
| Date: | 1770-1790 |
| Technique: | embroidery, weaving |
| Material: | silk on cotton or linen and silk |
| Dimensions: | 31.5 x 34 in. (80.01 x 86.36 cm) |
| Credit: | Gift from the Estate of Kathleen "Katie" Orea Sweeney |
| Accession Number: | 2017.06.020 |
Comments: European or American man's embroidered silk waistcoat; cream-colored silk front panels embroidered with pastel-colored silk; floral motifs; edges trimmed with applied blue silk-wrapped marquise-shaped paper pieces; lined with silk faille. Eleven embroidered fabric covered buttons; one missing; ten button holes finished with buttonhole stitches. Back panel from cotton or linen plain weave fabric; martindales (waist ties) from twill woven fabric; jiggers (laces) missing.
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