Waistcoat
1750-1759 (made)
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Man’s waistcoat with a round neckline, curved 2-piece sleeves, curving fronts and skirts reaching to mid-thigh. Each front has a pocket and pointed pocket flap. The fronts, pocket flaps and cuffs are made of silk velvet in a chequered pattern with black cut pile and a yellow satin voided ground. The back and sleeves are made of black worsted twill. The waistcoat, sleeves and pockets are lined with unbleached linen; the pocket flap and skirt linings and front facings are ivory worsted. There are 14 buttonholes edged with silk-wrapped parchment along the left front, 3 on each pocket flap and 1 on each cuff, with 14 passementerie buttons on the right front, and 3 below each pocket.
The buttons on the cuffs are replacements.
The buttons on the cuffs are replacements.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, wool, linen; hand-woven, velvet weave, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's sleeved waistcoat, 1750-1759, British or French; black silk velvet, yellow check ground |
| Physical description | Man’s waistcoat with a round neckline, curved 2-piece sleeves, curving fronts and skirts reaching to mid-thigh. Each front has a pocket and pointed pocket flap. The fronts, pocket flaps and cuffs are made of silk velvet in a chequered pattern with black cut pile and a yellow satin voided ground. The back and sleeves are made of black worsted twill. The waistcoat, sleeves and pockets are lined with unbleached linen; the pocket flap and skirt linings and front facings are ivory worsted. There are 14 buttonholes edged with silk-wrapped parchment along the left front, 3 on each pocket flap and 1 on each cuff, with 14 passementerie buttons on the right front, and 3 below each pocket. The buttons on the cuffs are replacements. |
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| Accession number | 343-1894 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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