Vest Detail

Vest: Man's off-white cotton damask waistcoat with domino/dice motif in blue and cream; cream ground of unbalanced plain-weave with pebbled appearance (barathea); dice motifs of novelty weave, arranged in groups of three with blue supplementary wool threads forming dots; sleeveless with deeply curving armscyes; narrow notched collar of same fabric, five glass/mother-of-pearl button center front closure; four slightly angled welt pockets with one inch upstanding welt; one inch slits at side seams; hem angles downward to points at each side of center front with a triangular notch at center front; shoulder seam at top of shoulder; back of off-white unbleached cotton; center back seam; belt of same fabric stitched at sides of back; proper left belt extends four and one-half inches from back with gold tone two-pronged buckle secured by single button closure; propert right belt extends five and one-quarter inches; back hem angles upward at center back; one and three-fourths inch turned-up hem; center front lined in unbleached cotton plain-weave with damask fabric facing.
Label: "PATENT 1855" embossed on front of buckle.
Date: 1855-1865

Watch Fob: Long hairwork vest chain of black horsehair and horn charm; woven black hair of a twisted design in three sections; two larger sections separated by gold-colored molded metal separator with subtle engravings; gold-colored metal fasteners at both ends of longer section; smaller portion of woven hair has same gold-colored metal fasteners at both ends; attached to larger portion of chain by linked rings; opposite end connects to gold-colored metal horn charm by two links of rings; floral engravings on horn charm.
Label: none
Date: 1850-1870