1867. Man’s wedding vest of white silk faille.
The vest is made with four pieces: two front panels of white silk faille and two back panels of white cotton with a center-back seam. At the hem the front is cut straight across at the waist, and in back the panels have a vent 3.8 cm / 1.5 in. high at the seam. The vest is single-breasted with front openings measuring 15.2 cm / 6 in. high. There are three flat buttons covered with the faille at the opening. The vest has a deep V in front measuring 41.9 cm / 16.5 in. from the shoulder seam to the top of the front opening, finished with a shawl collar 8.3 cm / 3.25 in. at widest. There are two pockets on the left side and one on the right. The vest can be adjusted with a belt sewn in at the side seams in back. The entire vest is lined with a white polished cotton, with padding between the silk and the lining at the chest. Machine-sewn and hand-sewn.
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