Waistcoat
1740s (made)
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Boy’s waistcoat of fine bleached linen, embroidered with coloured silks in a design of repeating motifs of fruit and flowers. It was made over from another garment or furnishing and the border of yellow silk embroidery in a piqué design added after construction. It is backed and lined with fine linen. It has a round neckline, no pockets and skirts reaching to the top of the knee. There are 7 worked buttonholes on the left front and 7 worked eyelets on the right for removable shank buttons.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, silk; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Boy's waistcoat of linen, 1740s, British; embroidered with coloured silks, fruit and flowers |
| Physical description | Boy’s waistcoat of fine bleached linen, embroidered with coloured silks in a design of repeating motifs of fruit and flowers. It was made over from another garment or furnishing and the border of yellow silk embroidery in a piqué design added after construction. It is backed and lined with fine linen. It has a round neckline, no pockets and skirts reaching to the top of the knee. There are 7 worked buttonholes on the left front and 7 worked eyelets on the right for removable shank buttons. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr H. Chase Mason |
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| Accession number | T.138-1964 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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