Jacket Fragment

Date1760-1780

MediumWhite linen, silver buttons.

DimensionsOL: 14" OW: 16"

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Object number1971-1581

DescriptionRight front, side, and partial back for a woman's white cotton bodice. The entire surface is stitched with linen running stitches and cord quilted in a design that includes abstracted four-petal flowers, figure eights, and parallel lines, bordered by concentric half circles, or scallops. Six silver filigree buttons.ProvenanceEx Coll: Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen; possibly Leopold Ikle