Gentleman's waistcoat with a small overall pattern and neo-classical leafy sprays symmetrically arranged down the center front, in taupe on an olive green ground. At the lower edge, a "frieze" of the Triumph of Cupid in blue and white.
Credit: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
1785-1800
Medium: silk Technique: two interconnected structures: twill plus plain weave (lampas) Label: silk lampas
1962-54-14
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