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Vest

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a vest with a maroon velvet interior and gold exterior. The gold exterior is ornately decorated with a pattern of circles and lines. A decorative gold piece is visible on the top left. The vest has a scalloped edge along the top and a straight edge along the bottom. The interior of the vest is maroon velvet, and the exterior is gold with a repeating pattern. The background is white.

Artwork Details

Date
late 19th–early 20th century
Medium
silk, metallic, cotton
Dimensions
598 × 269 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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