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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-21463

Description

Velvet vest, brown colored w/ brown/gold ribbon trim and black beadwork along front trim. Small brass coins sewn to front, larger colored coins sewn along trim in front and bottom of back. Gold, pink, blue and green coins. Brown cotton, lining.

Details

Descriptive Terms

vests (garments)
cotton (textile)
hand sewing
velvet (fabric weave)
Velvet
Cotton
Machine Sewn
VEST

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker)

Location of Origin

Wiscasset, ME, USA

Dimensions

15 x 14 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3066

Places

Maine (United States)

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