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Reproduction
Object Category
clothing
Description
Black silk waistcoat worn by Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon. The waiscoat is made of plain weave black silk with a beige cotton lining and 12 silk-covered buttons. There is a 120 mm tuck in the back held in place by brown cotton tape bows.
Production Date
before 1832
Material
silk, cotton
Dimensions
Associated Person
Bentham, Jeremy, Southwood Smith, Thomas
Collection
Jeremy Bentham Auto-Icon Collection
Accession Number
LDUJB-01.10
Administration Name
UCL Science and Engineering Collections