Waistcoat

1790-1799 (made), 1870-1910 (altered)
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Man’s waistcoat with a 1¼-inch standing collar (6.5 cm), revers, straight fronts and hem, hip-length, with a welted pocket on each front. The fronts, collar, revers and pocket welts are made of white silk satin. A ¼ inch (6 mm) blue silk ribbon is applied on the collar and pocket welts, along the left front and front hems. The waistcoat is embroidered with silk floss in white and shades of green, pink and blue, in a pattern of flowers and feathers on the pocket welts, revers and left front, the fronts embroidered with a pattern of repeating floral sprigs. There are 9 worked buttonholes along the left front with 9 embroidered buttons set back from the edge of the right front.

The waistcoat was altered in the late 19th century, probably for theatre costume or a studio prop. The fronts were relined, the pockets sewn closed and the back replaced.


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Object Type
Materials and Techniques
Silk; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn
Brief Description
Man's waistcoat, 1790s, British; white silk satin, embroidered flowers and feathers, altered 1870-1910
Physical Description
Man’s waistcoat with a 1¼-inch standing collar (6.5 cm), revers, straight fronts and hem, hip-length, with a welted pocket on each front. The fronts, collar, revers and pocket welts are made of white silk satin. A ¼ inch (6 mm) blue silk ribbon is applied on the collar and pocket welts, along the left front and front hems. The waistcoat is embroidered with silk floss in white and shades of green, pink and blue, in a pattern of flowers and feathers on the pocket welts, revers and left front, the fronts embroidered with a pattern of repeating floral sprigs. There are 9 worked buttonholes along the left front with 9 embroidered buttons set back from the edge of the right front.



The waistcoat was altered in the late 19th century, probably for theatre costume or a studio prop. The fronts were relined, the pockets sewn closed and the back replaced.
Dimensions
  • Right shoulder to right hem length: 86.0cm (approx)
  • Chest under armholes circumference: 88.0cm (approx)
Marks and Inscriptions
Talbot Hughes (handwritten in black ink on right front lining below collar)
Credit line
Given by Messrs Harrods
Object history
Talbot Hughes collection
Collection
Accession Number
T.1068-1913

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record createdJune 24, 2009
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