Waistcoat
1730-1739 (made)
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Man’s waistcoat with a round neck, straight fronts and skirts reaching to the top of the knee. Each front has a pocket and pointed pocket flap. The fronts and pocket flaps are made of silk velvet with a red cut and uncut pile and voided ivory twill ground, woven-to-shape in a pattern of flowers, leaves and scrolls, the fronts filled with an abstract, repeating floral motif. The back and pockets are made of red worsted twill. The back and fronts are lined with unbleached fustian. There are 11 worked buttonholes on a strip of red worsted under the left front edge and 11 corresponding buttons covered with dark red silk thread, on the right front.
The original front facings and skirt linings have worn away and been covered with conservation fabric.
The original front facings and skirt linings have worn away and been covered with conservation fabric.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen, cotton; hand-woven, velvet weave, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's waistcoat, 1730s, British, made of French silk velvet, woven-to-shape, red pile on ivory ground |
| Physical description | Man’s waistcoat with a round neck, straight fronts and skirts reaching to the top of the knee. Each front has a pocket and pointed pocket flap. The fronts and pocket flaps are made of silk velvet with a red cut and uncut pile and voided ivory twill ground, woven-to-shape in a pattern of flowers, leaves and scrolls, the fronts filled with an abstract, repeating floral motif. The back and pockets are made of red worsted twill. The back and fronts are lined with unbleached fustian. There are 11 worked buttonholes on a strip of red worsted under the left front edge and 11 corresponding buttons covered with dark red silk thread, on the right front. The original front facings and skirt linings have worn away and been covered with conservation fabric. |
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| Accession number | T.134-1927 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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