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Short sleeveless waistcoat with high standing collar, nine fabric buttons and two slash pockets, of striped yellow silk velvet with red-green floral scatter motif; linen back and lining.
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Short sleeveless waistcoat with high standing collar, nine fabric buttons and two slash pockets, of striped yellow silk velvet with red-green floral scatter motif; linen back and lining.

anonymous · c. 1790 · velvet (fabric weave); linen (material); silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Vest of striped yellow silk velvet with bouquets in green and red. Short with high collar, sleeveless, cut straight at the bottom. Corresponding jacket BK-NM-13165-a.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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clothingmenswearmain garmentvest
Credit lineKort mouwloos vest met hoge staande kraag, negen stofknopen en twee steekzakken, van gestreept geel zijden fluweel met roodgroen floraal strooimotief; linnen rug en voering.. c. 1790. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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