Waistcoat
1846 (dated)
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Black silk waistcoat embroidered with red and pink flowers with green leaves. It has wide, rounded lapels and seven buttons also covered with black silk. The back is of black linen and it is fastened at the back by a belt with laces.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk |
Brief description | Embroidered silk waistcoat, England, 1840-1846 |
Physical description | Black silk waistcoat embroidered with red and pink flowers with green leaves. It has wide, rounded lapels and seven buttons also covered with black silk. The back is of black linen and it is fastened at the back by a belt with laces. |
Marks and inscriptions | 'E. A. Atkinson when 11 1/4 years old / worked this for her / affectionate papa / in the summer of 1840 [or 1846]' |
Credit line | Given by the Royal College of Art |
Object history | Registered File number 1988/1266. |
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Accession number | T.110-1991 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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