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Top 12 Waistcoats – part 2

This is a guest post by Zoe-Marie Dobbs, a volunteer with Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.    The garment that survives in largest quantities from the 18th century is the waistcoat. This was often the most expensive and decorative part… Read more

Top 12 Waistcoats (part 1)

  This is a guest post by Zoe-Marie Dobbs, a volunteer with Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.  In the costume collection at the Discovery Museum, there are over 250 waistcoats which span from the 17th century to the present day.… Read more