Record 13/39 |
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Description
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| Man's embossed silk and velvet indigo waistcoat, with a collar with a stylized leaf design. Fabric/Weave: Silk/velvet. Uneven. Four cloth buttons (two missing) fasten the waistcoat centre front. The waistcoat is completely lined with off-white fine linen and is backed with a darker brown linen. The back adjustment has a metal buckle and a material stay. All stitching that can be seen is hand-done. The condition is good; back stay is torn. There are two buttons missing centre front. Handstitched waistcoats were often given to the bridgegroom-to-be by his fiancé as part of the dowry. This waistcoat had been handed into the Society and is in the recording notebook as,"Mans fancy navy embossed waistcoat with collar." |
Waistcoat
-Pioneer Threads
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| 0000.600.0305 |
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