Description:
Man's waistcoat made for fancy dress in the late 19th or early 20th century. Its cut generally refers to the 1760s-1770s, but the stitching and fabric suggest a much later date. The garment features a narrow, standing collar awkwardly stitched to the body with mismatched dark blue thread. This thread is also found on the armhole. The waistcoat fastens down the CF with 6 very loosely worked button holes on the proper left side. There are no corresponding buttons; only thread crumbs and metal hooks (the second one from the top is missing). The waistcoat ends slightly above the hip area. The front fashion fabric flares to the back at each side, where a vent opens up 10 1/4" from the bottom. There is one pocket on either side of front, just below stomach, covered by a matching, rectangular pocket flap. The pockets, along with the back of the waistcoat and its lining, are made from an unbleached?, plain weave linen. The back has a CB seam, with two pairs of horizontal cotton tape ties for fitting (lower pair no longer exists). Dropped shoulder seams and a cotton tape "hook" at the back of the neckline, inside.
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