Blue vest with front opening; secured with six metal buttons towards the bottom edge. Entire vest is decorated white embroidered flowers, leaves, and vines. Collar and front opening are trimmed with a white band; embroidered pink, dark blue, and purple flowers with green leaves and yellow highlights throughout. White band is bordered with metallic thread stitched into a scallop design; metal rings underneath open weave. Buttons are metal with raised floral designs; painted pink, yellow, blue, silver, and gold. Three gatherings of fabric along bottom edge on centre back of vest. Interior is lined with plain cotton.

• Narrative

  Gifted to the donor, along with 3627/2, by her cousin when she travelled to the Czech Republic with her family in 1973.

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• Type of Item vest
• Culture Czech
• Material silk fibre, cotton fibre, metal, dye, paint
• Measurements height 47.7 cm, width 46.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Kathryn Miller
• Received from Kathryn Miller

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• Made in Moravia

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• Ownership Date before April 24, 2023
• Acquisition Date on April 24, 2023

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3627/0001 d