Vest

Object Name:

Vest

Object ID:

2001.017.02.2

Creator:

C.S.Clement -- Clothier

Place of Origin:

Nashua, NH

Date:

1895-1904

Description:

Vest. Green wool front, black silk back, lined with tan polished cotton twill, both machine and hand stitching. Front has two pockets, three button closure with dark gray plastic buttons. Cut low in front with narrow lapels which are sewn to the front of the vest at their rounded, bottom corners. Collar is a continuation of the lapels, but back is sewn over bottom edge. Black silk belt line with white polished cotton on bottom of back. Metal buckle with "N" stamped on one side and "July 30, '[?]9" on the other. White label inside belt: "C. S. CLEMENT / NASHUA,N.H. / MR. RALPH W. HOLT / DATE JAN. 11-1904", name and date written in ink. Part of a suit.

Material:

Textile
Wool
Silk
Silk
Cotton

Dimensions:

W-16 L-24 inches

Provenance:

Ralph W. Holt of Nashua, NH (b.1883) was a building contractor. He served seven years in the NH National Guard and was chief trumpeter on the staff of General J. E. Tolles. He held ward and city offices, was a member of the Legislature of 1915 and a delegate to the 1918 NH Constitutional Convention.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary McEvoy Barrett

People:

Holt, Ralph (1883-1937)