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Vest, floral ornaments, patterned fabrics, Henryków German: Heinrichau - museum repository, fastened to the neck with 11 buttons, flaps on the sides with 4 buttons for fastening, embroidered in gold, back made of brown canvas at the top and fabric at the bottom as on the front, 1750s, Silesia, garment, length 76 cm, A fabric garment laid flat with an open center showing an inner plain panel; the outer fabric has a striped background in a muted mauve tone embellished with floral motifs and ornate scrolling in shades of green and cream, with darker brown visible on the inner panel and small areas of beige at the side openings; the overall shape is rounded with curved edges and the patterned fabric displays repeated clusters of leaves and flowers against the striped field.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A12_429

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Keywords

Vest floral ornaments patterned fabrics Henryków German Heinrichau - museum repository fastened neck 11 buttons flaps sides 4 buttons fastening embroidered gold back brown canvas top fabric bottom front 1750s Silesia garment length 76 cm fabric garment laid flat open center showing inner plain panel outer fabric striped background muted mauve tone embellished floral motifs ornate scrolling shades green cream darker brown visible inner panel small areas beige side openings shape rounded curved edges patterned fabric displays repeated clusters leaves flowers striped field.