waistcoat
date: label: Date made
content: 1790-1800
name: label: associated place
content: France
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Off-white wool with stand collar, trimmed with metallic silver braid; braid outlines the 13 functional buttonholes and 7 false buttonholes at center front, as well as making the corresponding bands under the buttons; the silver braid also outlines three buttonholes on each of two double-scalloped pocket flaps; 18 (of the original 20) buttons remain at center front; 3 buttons were originally at each pocket flap (1 is missing from the left flap); buttons are silver-colored metal, cast with the motto "LIBERTÉ ORDER PUBLIC", surrounding a flaming ball; buttons vary slightly in appearance and size; long, somewhat flared skirt, with 6" vents in base at each side seam; foreparts lined, and vest backed, with natural-colored linen; center back seam is open 4" below neckline; remnants of 3 pairs of tape ties cross mid-back.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
label: Associated Place
content: France
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Charles B. H. Jackson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0399.0091
label: accession number
content: 1980.0399
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0399.091
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Waistcoat
label: Other Terms
content: Waistcoat; Upper Body; Main Dress; Male; Army; Guard National; Officer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: center front: 34 1/4 in; 86.995 cm
label: Measurements
content: center back: 28 in; 71.12 cm