EMBROIDERED WHITE RIBBED SILK WAISTCOAT, c. 1755

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  • Lot: 140
  • December 2021 Vintage - Decades of Decadence
  • Brattleboro, VT 05301
Embroidered sleeved waistcoat satin stitch elderberry motif over card w/ exotic multicolor foliate on white ribbed silk ground, embroidery most likely bespoke, English or French, c. 1755, CH 42", W 40", L 27.5", SH-SH 18", (0.75" seam opening left H, underarm stains, light wear/discoloration, tiny-0.25" stains to sleeves, conserved shattering at left elbow & underarm) good. Gift of Mrs. Mean. The Costume Collection of the National Society for the Colonial Dames of America.

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  • Price Realized: $ 1812.5
  • Category: Gents
  • Era: 18th C

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