Waistcoat

Clothes for Men

Inventory number
2022.1.24.2.CM.WT.C1840.XX
Description
Waistcoat in ivory moire silk embroidered with flowers, double breasted with 2x3 buttons and three pockets.
From the former collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA), New York City, NY, USA.
Materials
Moire silk
Cotton
Origin
circa 1840 Europe

Exhibition History
• 2022.06.30–2022.11.01. ‘Fashion in Manor. Empire – the Spirit of Napoleon‘s times (1812–1830). From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Rokiskis Regional Museum (Rokiskis Manor), Rokiškis, Lithuania.