About this object
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ID:
39.132/2
Production date:
1721-1740
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Location:
In Store
This waistcoat is decorated with a fashionable flower pattern embroidered in coloured silks and gold and silver thread. The 18th century book 'Plain Reasons for the Growth of Sodomy in England' attributed a supposed increase in homosexuality to men's dress. The author claimed that garments like this waistcoat were effeminate.
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Measurements
H 970 mm; W 530 mm
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Materials
silk; cotton; metal
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Last Updated
2024-03-26
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