Waistcoat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Waistcoat

Entry/Object ID

2010.013.05

Description

Partly hand and machine-stitched waistcoat made of extensively altered, printed medium silk-cotton. The print is of a striped beige background with fine brown dots. Collarless. Flared bottom to hang below to mid-thigh. 2 pocket flaps are placed low in the front and they are padded to give a rounded profile. 9 modern buttons and 4 buttonholes reworked in the back from a new brown cotton with an adjustable back buckle.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Adult, Male
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Waistcoat

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Fabric

Cotton

Color

Brown

Made/Created

Date made

1750 - 1780