Black wool broadcloth; black velvet trim along center front & around neck; oval pad at center back stuffed with straw and covered in black wool stripe (for bustle); lined with indigo blue cotton twill; large eyes on both sides at center front for lacing.
waistcoats (garments)
cotton (textile)
twill
wool (textile)
fancy dress
Waistcoat
Waistcoat
See 1969.7145.1.
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.7145.3
Title Brittany Style Collar Accession Number 1969.7145.8
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