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1790-1810, Man's Cotton Vest

Description

Man's off-white cotton vest with alternating vertical stripes of 1" plain weave and 3/4" twill (15 ribs) pattern stripe; notched lapel, hip welt pockets 10 covered-button closure with additional row of buttons to left; collar, lapels, front edges and hems, buttons and pocket welts embellished with flat metal sequins, and metal thread chainstitch and purple, blue and yellow thread embroidery of a fine tracery pattern; back of collar off-white plain weave cotton; back, pocket linings and lining of vest of off-white linen; hand-stitched.

Source

HCT.2003.42.7

Date

1790-1810

Design Elements

lapel=Notched

Fiber/Fabric Information

fiber content=Cotton

Decade

1790-1799

Files

2003.42.7 F.jpg
2003.42.7 FL.jpg
2003.42.7 L.jpg
2003.42.7 BL.jpg
2003.42.7 B.jpg
2003.42.7 BR.jpg
2003.42.7 R.jpg
2003.42.7 FR.jpg
2003.42.7 Detail Front.jpg
2003.42.7 Closure.jpg
2003.42.7 Detail Front2.jpg
2003.42.7 Pocket.jpg
Cotton Fiber
Cotton Fiber
Flax Fiber
Flax Fiber
Flax Fiber
Flax Fiber
Flax Fiber
Flax Fiber

Collection

Citation

“1790-1810, Man's Cotton Vest,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed March 28, 2024, http://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/448.