Men's waistcoat, repossession provenance; 2nd half of the 18th century, Silesia. Pink sleeveless, collarless fitted waistcoat, length 70 cm. Fastens at the neck with ten buttons. Bottom sides have pockets with flaps, three buttons under each flap. Skirts cut diagonally at the bottom. Back to the waist in coarse woolen fabric, from the waist down in cloth. Embroidered decoration like outerwear; fabric-covered and embroidered buttons. Embroidery in white, blue, and green untwisted silk yarn. Fustian lining. Hand-sewn. Ornament: flower bouquets, flowers, garlands; floral ornaments; men's clothing/fashion; waistcoat., A sleeveless reddish-brown vest displayed on a black mannequin torso, featuring decorative stitching and embroidered floral-like motifs in colors including white, yellow, light blue, and green arranged vertically along the front panels and on the lower flaps, with contrasting light-colored piping along the edges and around the small flap pockets, metal buttons down the front,...
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Men's waistcoat, repossession provenance; 2nd half of the 18th century, Silesia. Pink sleeveless, collarless fitted waistcoat, length 70 cm. Fastens at the neck with ten buttons. Bottom sides have pockets with flaps, three buttons under each flap. Skirts cut diagonally at the bottom. Back to the waist in coarse woolen fabric, from the waist down in cloth. Embroidered decoration like outerwear; fabric-covered and embroidered buttons. Embroidery in white, blue, and green untwisted silk yarn. Fustian lining. Hand-sewn. Ornament: flower bouquets, flowers, garlands; floral ornaments; men's clothing/fashion; waistcoat., A sleeveless reddish-brown vest displayed on a black mannequin torso, featuring decorative stitching and embroidered floral-like motifs in colors including white, yellow, light blue, and green arranged vertically along the front panels and on the lower flaps, with contrasting light-colored piping along the edges and around the small flap pockets, metal buttons down the front, and a visible dark interior lining at the armhole and pocket edges; the background is off-white.

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Men's waistcoat repossession provenance 2nd half 18th century Silesia Pink sleeveless collarless fitted waistcoat length 70 cm Fastens neck ten buttons Bottom sides pockets flaps three buttons under flap Skirts cut diagonally bottom Back waist coarse woolen fabric waist down cloth Embroidered decoration outerwear fabric-covered embroidered buttons Embroidery white blue green untwisted silk yarn Fustian lining Hand-sewn Ornament flower bouquets flowers garlands floral ornaments men's clothing fashion sleeveless reddish-brown vest displayed black mannequin torso featuring decorative stitching embroidered floral- motifs colors yellow light blue green arranged vertically front panels lower flaps contrasting light-colored piping edges small flap pockets metal buttons down front visible dark interior lining armhole pocket edges background off-white.

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