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Waistcoat

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-13216

Description

White; notched collar/lapel; double breasted with four pairs of mother of pearl buttons; two pockets; buckle and tab back closure (buckle missing); label washed away.

Details

Descriptive Terms

waistcoats (garments)
cotton (textile)
stitching
linen (material)
piping (process)
Waistcoat
Waistcoat

Inscription

Embroidery on lining, lower right & neckline: [symbol which looks like the number 4].

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5393

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