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Red velveteen waistcoat; long--similar to eighteenth century costume; no collar; three gilt buttons; cut away waist; two pockets with flaps; back section and lining of red dotted cambric (also used in coat); buckle and strap closure at back; front sections are padded from shoulder to hem.
waistcoats (garments)
cotton (textile)
velveteen
fancy dress
Waistcoat
Waistcoat
In exhibit at The Long Island Museum, Long Island, New York: "Improving the Past, The Colonial Revival on Long Island" from April 26, 2001 - November 18, 2001.
Pencil notes in file: 1) ""Pere Cot's New Bedford Costume"". 2) (in script:) ""Pater's New Bedford Costumes"".
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.7142.3
Title Suit Accession Number 1969.7143.1-3
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