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Waistcoat
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Entirely hand-stitched little boy’s waistcoat made of cotton. The front is horizontally striped with narrow bands of red / green on cream with graduated bands of what is now pale pink. The back shoulder and collar facing are pieced green striped mohair. The back and lining are two kinds of coarse cotton, pieced. Small standing collar. Short boxy shape. Pocket welts on the bias, parallel to the straight bottom. 5 simple globular glass buttons with plate backing and a bit of red coloring at the base. No button at the top.
G2005.003
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Child, Male
Historic Costume
Waistcoat
Male
Cotton
Cotton
Brown
Red
1815 - 1825