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Man's sleeved waistcoat
American (English fabric)
1720s
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States (waistcoat); Place of Manufacture: Fabric: probably England
Medium/Technique
Silk damask, brocaded with silk and metallic yarns, trimmed with gold-metallic braid and lined with linen plain weave and silk plain weave (taffeta)
Dimensions
Center back length: 82.6 cm (32.5 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William Storer Eaton
Accession Number41.887
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's waistcoat with skirt and long sleeves. Worn by Colonel Ebenezer Storer (born 1699). Fabric woven in England
ProvenanceLent by William S. Eaton, October 20, 1911. Gift of William Storer Eaton, to MFA 1941