Printed paisley velveteen waistcoat
date: label: Date
content: 1840-1880
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A menswear printed paisley velveteen waistcoat. The waistcoat is single breasted and has a single notched collar. The front of the waistcoat is made from a printed paisley wool velveteen, the paisley motifs are made of pink flowers surrounded by smaller yellow flowers on a black ground. The waistcoat opens in the center front with four red and gold buttons made of glass and metal. The buttons are sewn on the proper right side and six buttonholes are on the proper left side. One breast pocket is sewn to the proper left side and one waist pocket is sewn to each side of the center front opening. Cotton trim is handsewn to the edge of the collar, the center front opening, and the hem of the jacket at the front. The back of the vest is made of waxed brown cotton and has a handsewn center back seam. The back of the collar is also lined with the brown waxed cotton. A self-fabric back strap is sewn along each side seam at waist level, a metal buckle is on the end of the proper left strap. The inside of the waistcoat is lined with cream linen and is self-faced with printed velveteen at the center front opening and neckline. Four metal loops are secured to the back of each button at the vest's interior. A band of leather is sewn to the interior hem of each front panel. Lambswool is placed between the lining and velveteen on each of the front panels. The garment entirely hand sewn.
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.660
objectType: label: Type
content: waistcoats
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wool velveteen, linen, cotton, waxed cotton, metal, glass, lambswool, and leather
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 23 1/4 × 13 in. (59.1 × 33 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 17 in. (43.2 cm)