Ladies' black faille vest with stays and laces and black glass bead fringe, 1880s

Name/Title

Ladies' black faille vest with stays and laces and black glass bead fringe, 1880s

Entry/Object ID

1986.51.107

Description

Acc. No. 86.51.107 Subject Category: Clothing Date or Period: C. 1880's Object: Vest Description: Ladies black colored faille vest lined in brown colored muslin. Laced front. All edging trimmed in black jet glass fringe, Body of vest reinforced with iron stays. Three fringed panels hang from back portion of vest (possibly originally resting on a bustle). History of Object: Acquired from: Roscoe & D'Arcy Hamilton Date: 8-28-1986