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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Waistcoat
Object Number
1921-02-22
Description
White/cream taffeta type silk; front lined with silk; back of vest lined with linen; two pockets on front at sides with flaps; 12 buttons with sunburst embroidery of cream; satin stitch of flowers and leaves and little tulips on body of vest; side vents; back vent; one tie on back
Comment
Donor dated vest as 1737 and called is a court vest of the time of Louis XV. Not likely that early and probably belonged to her grandfather Quincy
Category
Date Made
ca. 1760-1785
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