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Man's waistcoat

1850s
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueSilk; velvet with cut and uncut pile; cotton lining
Dimensions50.8 cm (20 in.); Legacy dimension: center back: 20 in. (50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Roger W. Cogswell
Accession number1999.85
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceDescended through donor's mother's family
Length of velvet
1450–1500
Woman's domestic short coat (magua)
first quarter 20th century
Woman's domestic short coat (magua)
first quarter 20th century
Sash (obi)
19th century
Group shot: 2008.716.1-3
Yves Saint Laurent
about 1977
Fragment of velvet
late 19th century
Panel of velvet
early 19th century
Carpet
19th–20th century (?)
1770–89
1770–80