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Waistcoat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand stitched printed cotton fabric with red peppers on cream ground. Single breasted with self covered buttons, short standing collar and angled welt pockets. No back belt or ties and deeply set armscyes and angled shoulder seams that cause the waiscoat to ride up toward the ears which seems to assist the stand of the collar. Plain weave cotton back and lining.

G2000.094

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Accessory

Child, Male

Youth

Historic Costume

Waistcoat

Male

Cotton

Cotton

Tan

1815 - 1825

User Age: Youth Gender: Male

Waiscoat

Boy's

Printed

Camelette

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