Wedding Waistcoat
1848 (made), October 12 1848 (worn)
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Waistcoat, white patterned silk with high neck and straight front, design of leaves against ground of horizontal stripes, 10 small round covered buttons and cotton lining
Object details
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| Brief description | Wedding waistcoat, 1848, English, patterned and brocaded silk, worn by the donor's father to his wedding on the 12th of October, 1848 |
| Physical description | Waistcoat, white patterned silk with high neck and straight front, design of leaves against ground of horizontal stripes, 10 small round covered buttons and cotton lining |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss E. A. Woolmer |
| Object history | Worn by Mr Woolmer when he married Miss Mary Hannah Chester (1820-1896) on October 12th 1848. The bride's dress has also survived (see T.180, A to C-1927) |
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| Accession number | T.182-1927 |
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| Record created | June 22, 2009 |
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