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1826
GUSN-47312
Black waistcoat with white and brown lining; Brown back; turnover collar; single breasted with seven self covered buttons; Two pockets; natural waist; Four pairs hand sewn eyes with lacing (back closure); padded shoulders.
waistcoats (garments)
cotton (textile)
stitching
padding (process)
silk (textile)
damask
weaving
floral patterns
oak leaf (motif)
serpentine (shape)
Men's clothing
Cotton
Padded
Hand Stitched
Woven
Serpentine
Floral
Leaf
WAISTCOAT
Woven into fabric: portrait of John Adams w/ ""ADAMS"" woven underneath bust.
Unknown
Gift of Alice Allen Merrell, Charles Warren Allen, and Richard Lyman Allen
1966.67
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