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Vest

1898-1904 (made)
Artist/Maker
Doucet Jeune (designer)
Place of origin
Paris (retailed)

Sleeveless fully fashioned vest made of machine-knitted silk in blue, orange and black bands. Fastened down the front with pearl buttons and a placket lined with silk. There is a crest on the front left hand side of the vest machine-embroidered with M.A. standing for the Marquis of Anglesey. Inside the neck of the vest is a label printed in red with: 'Doucet Jeune, 10 Rue de Halévy, Paris'.

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Object details

Categories
Clothing
Underwear
Access_to_Images 2003
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Vest
Materials and techniques
Machine-knitted silk, with machine embroidery in silk and mother-of-pearl buttons; front placket lined with silk
Brief description
Sleeveless vest made of machine-knitted silk in blue, orange and black bands, designed by Doucet Jeune, France (Paris), 1890s
Physical description
Sleeveless fully fashioned vest made of machine-knitted silk in blue, orange and black bands. Fastened down the front with pearl buttons and a placket lined with silk. There is a crest on the front left hand side of the vest machine-embroidered with M.A. standing for the Marquis of Anglesey. Inside the neck of the vest is a label printed in red with: 'Doucet Jeune, 10 Rue de Halévy, Paris'.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 0.46kg
  • Shoulder to hem length: 65.0cm (approx)
  • At hem width: 41.5cm (approx)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Doucet Jeune, 10 Rue de Halévy, Paris' (Label; inside the neck; printed)
  • 'M.A.' (Decoration; in a crest on the front left hand side; embroidered)
Credit line
Given by John Leathwood
Production
Sold at 'Doucet jeune' which was located at 10 rue Halévy, Paris, France.
Bibliographic reference
Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6. This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.89:1-2003

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Record createdDecember 2, 2003
Record URL
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