Info/dating on this hand painted vest?

[Azuli]

Hi everyone,

I stopped by my local thrift store and saw this interesting vest. It is signed but I can’t tell the signature and am having trouble dating it. Any help would be appreciated!

 

[northstarvintage]

I'm thinking 70s and it's adorable! I could see it with a pair of high waisted pants.

 

[Azuli]

I'm thinking 70s and it's adorable! I could see it with a pair of high waisted pants.

Thank you! That was my first guess as well.

 

[Midge]

Reminds me of this look:

 

[retro ruth]

That's fantastic. I doubt the signature is anyone well known, I would guess it's someone's home craft project, or a small scale artisan maker.

The stitching appears to be over the paint, so it was first painted and then quilted to follow the design. I wonder if the painter and the sewer were the same person? It's the kind of piece I really wish could talk!

 

[Azuli]

That's fantastic. I doubt the signature is anyone well known, I would guess it's someone's home craft project, or a small scale artisan maker.

The stitching appears to be over the paint, so it was first painted and then quilted to follow the design. I wonder if the painter and the sewer were the same person? It's the kind of piece I really wish could talk!

Very interesting! Thanks so much for the insight. I'd definitely want to know what this person was like. Such a cool piece.

 

[lkranieri]

The signature looks to me like Murai and I found online a few artists with that surname, but I didn’t look for signatures.