BLACK CISELE SILK VELVET SLEEVED WAISTCOAT, c. 1735-1740s

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  • Lot: 142
  • December 2021 Vintage - Decades of Decadence
  • Brattleboro, VT 05301
Black cisele silk velvet sleeved waistcoat w/ floral motif at neck opening, CF, hem, pocket flaps & surrounds & cuff, hidden black silk covered button closure on black silk drouget w/stylized berries, 2 black silk velvet ribbon rosettes w/ silver foil covered ring, handwritten tag at CB interior collar reading: “A waistcoat of my grandfather's, S. S. Eaton, Copied by Georgina Eaton, granddaughter of Susan Store Eaton 1899”, CH 34", W 30", L 34.5", SH-SH 19.5", (misshapen, wear CF neckline, shattering sleeve, back, SHs & underarms, repairs & insertions at underarms, facings & lining stained/discolored, 1 CF button replaced) poor. Provenance: S.S. Eaton. The Costume Collection of the National Society for the Colonial Dames of America.

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  • Category: Gents
  • Era: 18th C

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