waistcoat; textile

Waistcoat made from cotton textile with 2 light green decorated felt panels on the front. The garment is lined with tabby woven cream cotton textile. The back consists of cream cotton textile with a printed, red, floral pattern. The front panels are decorated with couched and braided silver-coloured metal-wrapped thread, gold-coloured ribbon, and small triangular sections of turquoise felt. The closure consists of buttons and loops made from braided silver-coloured thread. The front opening is edged with a black and silver-coloured braid.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1984.84
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 21.7717 x 27.2441 in.; 553 x 692 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wool (textile); cotton (textile); thread
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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