Waistcoat
1775-1800 (made)
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Man’s court waistcoat with a 2⅛-inch (5.3 cm) standing collar, straight fronts and skirts reaching to the hip. There is a pocket and pointed pocket flap on each front. The fronts, collar and pocket flaps are made of white silk satin; the back of linen. The waistcoat and pockets are lined with linen; the fronts are faced with white silk satin. The waistcoat is embroidered-to-shape with silk thread in white, green, brown and shades of pink and blue, in a pattern of flowers and leaves. There are 9 worked buttonholes along the left front edge with 10 embroidered buttons on the right front.
The 2 pairs of linen tape ties at the back were probably added later.
The 2 pairs of linen tape ties at the back were probably added later.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen; hand-woven, satin weave, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's court waistcoat, 1790s, English or French; white silk satin, embroidered with coloured silks |
| Physical description | Man’s court waistcoat with a 2⅛-inch (5.3 cm) standing collar, straight fronts and skirts reaching to the hip. There is a pocket and pointed pocket flap on each front. The fronts, collar and pocket flaps are made of white silk satin; the back of linen. The waistcoat and pockets are lined with linen; the fronts are faced with white silk satin. The waistcoat is embroidered-to-shape with silk thread in white, green, brown and shades of pink and blue, in a pattern of flowers and leaves. There are 9 worked buttonholes along the left front edge with 10 embroidered buttons on the right front. The 2 pairs of linen tape ties at the back were probably added later. |
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| Accession number | 655-1898 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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