Waistcoat

Clothes for Men

Inventory number
2023.7.10.19.CM.WT.C1840.FR
Description
White waistcoat with a ribbed pattern, covered in floral and foliage chain stitch embroidery designs. Navy blue stichting outline the pockets, as well as the lining along the buttons. 

The original 18th century vest was transformed in the 1840s.
Materials
Linen
Cotton
Embroidery
Origin
circa 1840 France