Waistcoat
1780â95
Classification
costume & accessories
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
Accession Number
1962-54-45
About this artwork
White silk satin waistcoat with white silk plain weave back; with standing collar and straight hemline, pocket flaps and covered buttons. Embroidered with polychrome silks in fifty-three colors, with an over-all floral sprig, floral border at center front, and a design of a boy playing a horn with a turkey at the lower edge.
About the Artist
Unknown
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