vest
date: label: Date made
content: 1840 - 1859
notes: label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Walter T. Cahill
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CS.288751.001
label: catalog number
content: 288751.001
label: accession number
content: 288751
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Vest
label: Other Terms
content: Vest; Upper Body; Main Dress; Male
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall length (sh seam to cf hem): 60 cm; 23 5/8 in
label: Measurements
content: shoulder straps: 4 in; x 10.16 cm
label: Measurements
content: shawl collar, widest point: 2 3/8 in; x 6.0325 cm
label: Measurements
content: shawl collar, stand: 1 3/4 in; 4.445 cm
label: Measurements
content: shawl collar, fall: 2.5 cm; in
label: Measurements
content: neck opening-sh seam to top button: 30 cm; 11 13/16 in
label: Measurements
content: center front-point of collar to base: 13 in; 33.02 cm
label: Measurements
content: shaped side seam: 12 in; 30.48 cm
label: Measurements
content: buttons: 3/8 in; x .9525 cm
label: Measurements
content: buttons, distance between: 2 in; 5.08 cm
label: Measurements
content: buttons, span: 28.5 cm; 11 1/4 in
label: Measurements
content: lowest button-above base: 2 cm; 13/16 in
label: Measurements
content: front, width: 15 in; x 38.1 cm
label: Measurements
content: waist pocket welts: 3/4 in x 4 in; 1.905 cm x 10.16 cm
label: Measurements
content: waist pockets, depth: 3 3/8 in; x 8.5725 cm
label: Measurements
content: waist pocket welts, above base: 4 1/2 in; 11.43 cm
label: Measurements
content: chest pocket welt: 1/8 in x 3 in; .3175 cm x 7.62 cm
label: Measurements
content: chest pocket, depth: 3 3/8 in; x 8.5725 cm
label: Measurements
content: chest pocket, height above base: 11 in; 27.94 cm
label: Measurements
content: center back seam: 19 1/2 in; 49.53 cm
label: Measurements
content: back width: 18 in; x 45.72 cm
label: Measurements
content: back belts, width at side seam: 2 1/8 in; 5.3975 cm
label: Measurements
content: back belts, width at narrow end: 1 1/8 in; 2.8575 cm
label: Measurements
content: back belts, length: 8 3/4 in; x 22.225 cm