Waistcoat
1780s (made)
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Man’s waistcoat, the fronts of cotton velvet printed in a zig zag pattern of red, black and green stripes, overprinted with gold spots, the back of maroon woollen broadcloth. It has standing collar (cut in 1 piece with the front), wide revers, curving fronts each with a welted pocket, and short skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. The waistcoat is lined with ivory wool flannel; the skirts are lined with, and the fronts faced with maroon worsted twill. A ⅜-inch (8 mm) wide silver filé braid edges the fronts, hems and pocket welts. The waistcoat has a double-breasted effect with 9 (1 missing) passementerie buttons of silver filé on the right side, with 10 corresponding worked buttonholes and another 10 buttons on the left.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, wool; hand-woven velvet, printed, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's waistcoat of red, black, white printed cotton velvet, 1780s, British; with gold spots |
| Physical description | Man’s waistcoat, the fronts of cotton velvet printed in a zig zag pattern of red, black and green stripes, overprinted with gold spots, the back of maroon woollen broadcloth. It has standing collar (cut in 1 piece with the front), wide revers, curving fronts each with a welted pocket, and short skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. The waistcoat is lined with ivory wool flannel; the skirts are lined with, and the fronts faced with maroon worsted twill. A ⅜-inch (8 mm) wide silver filé braid edges the fronts, hems and pocket welts. The waistcoat has a double-breasted effect with 9 (1 missing) passementerie buttons of silver filé on the right side, with 10 corresponding worked buttonholes and another 10 buttons on the left. |
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| Credit line | Part of the Gorst collection, given by Mrs Katherine Rachael Thomas |
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| Accession number | CIRC.123-1963 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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