Scarlet Waistcoat Identified to Ebenezer Willis of Middleborough, Massachusetts

Description:

Scarlet Waistcoat Identified to Ebenezer Willis of Middleborough, Massachusetts, c. 1770s, scarlet broadcloth body with silver-laced buttonholes and false buttonholes on the pocket flaps, functional pockets with the bags made of coarse linen, silver foil-covered wooden buttons, fronts lined with glazed plain woven worsted tammy; the back lined with coarse linen.

Provenance: By family descent to the consignor.

Note: Ebenezer Willis was born in Middleborough, Massachusetts, on January 12, 1754. He enlisted in the Massachusetts militia and served during the Siege of Boston in 1775. He also served in 1776, 1777, and again in 1780. Willis moved to East Deerfield and died on October 11, 1819.
Estimate $2,000-4,000

The waistcoat has a few replaced buttons, a few moth nips and wear from use but is in overall amazing condition for its age.


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