Waistcoat
- Object Name:
- Waistcoat
- Object ID:
- 1989.058.01
- Creator:
- George, Gideon (1736-1822)
Tailor - Place of Origin:
- New Hampshire
- Date:
- 1770-1775
- Description:
- Waistcoat. Attributed to Gideon George (1736-1822), Kingston, NH. Black silk satin, said to have been worn by Dr. Josiah Bartlett when he signed the Declaration of Independence (along with breeches, 1989.58.2). Double breasted, with two columns of six buttons each (three of these buttons missing). Two front pockets present. Black silk satin front, white linen plainweave back. Front lined with white linen. Three glazed cotton vertical strips apparently added as gussets to vest: one at each side seam and one middle of back. Left side strip decorated with three brown horizontal stripes near bottom. Two tears, right front. Adult man's size.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Cotton
Linen - Provenance:
- Vest (1989.58.1) and breeches (1989.58.2) owned by different descendants of Josiah Bartlett. Joint gift coordinated by Madeline Goodrich Bernard; vest owned by her son, William Joseph Bernard, Jr., and breeches owned by her brother, William Bartlett Goodrich. History: William Bartlett Goodrich, Coventry, CT; Descendant of Dr. Josiah Bartlett, the signer. Was given this vest by his mother, Lottie Mary Bartlett Goodrich as a surprise Christmas gift, 1983. Madeline Goodrich Bernard, Manchester, NH, Sister of William Bartlett Goodrich, and descendant of Dr. Josiah Bartlett, the signer. Provided information and coordination of the donation of vest and breeches to the New Hampshire Historical Society. Lottie Mary Bartlett Goodrich, mother of Madeline Goodrich Bernard and William Bartlett Goodrich, and descendant of Dr. Josiah Bartlett, the signer. Inherited objects belonging to Dr. Josiah Bartlett, including vest and breeches believed to have been worn while signing the Declaration of Independence, as well as tri-corner hat. Breeches presented to William Bartlett Goodrich as a Christmas gift, 1983.
Dr. Josiah Bartlett (1729-1795), Kingston, NH. Signer, for New Hampshire, of the Declaration of Independence. First president of the New Hampshire Medical Society. Gideon George (1736-1822), Kingston, NH, friend and tailor to Josiah Bartlett; accompanied Josiah Bartlett to Philadelphia. Believed to have made this outfit.
Reference: The Papers of Josiah Bartlett, Frank Mevers, ed., 1976. - Credit Line:
- Gift of William Joseph Benard Jr..
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