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Vest

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-73452

Description

White silk taffeta body. Red silk twill front with printed foulard pattern in green, yellow, blue and black. Black satin piping around shawl collar and hem. Double breasted front with snap closure and six covered buttons (three per side).

Details

Descriptive Terms

vests (garments)
silk (textile)
taffeta
twill
Vest
Vest

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5090

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