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Waistcoat
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Entirely machine-stitched waistcoat made of white cotton jacquard fabric with blue diamond dots. Single-breasted. Possibly a brocade. Faux-notched lapel. Five buttons, all missing. Eyelets and buttonholes present and intact. Cotton backing and lining. Four pockets all slanted and parallel with hem. Pointed center front hem, with pronounced double-point at bottom. Interior pocket is in the left breast.
2018.001.38
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Adult, Male
Historic Costume
Waistcoat
Male
Cotton
Glazed Cotton
White
1880 - 1900
Paris
France
Western Europe
Europe
Makers Mark
Straps in back with buttoned buckle.
Paris, France
Inscription
Left back strap.
K.S
Ink