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This dark blue silk satin vest was constructed in the early nineteenth century, around the year 1810. Made with a undyed and unbleached linen back and the satin front lined with linen, the double-breasted vest has six sets of small covered buttons…

This vest belonged to the father of the donor, Ray S. Oatly, Jr. Her grandmother's wedding dress, dated to 1801 or 1802, was in the same donation. Ray Jr. was her youngest son, and he would have worn the vest as a young man, which suggests that it…

This single-breasted vest, of a black satin weave, has a shawl collar, and six buttons covered with the same fabric as the vest front. The black fabric has a floral design embossed along the collar and front where it could be seen. Two pockets are…