Waistcoat
c.1770-1775 (made), 19th century (made), c.19th century (made)
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The British market tended to prefer chintz with white backgrounds and delicate floral motifs. This waistcoat was made in the 19th century from 18th-century fabric. The all-over pattern of the fabric meant that it could be cut into any kind of garment,unlike customised fabric where the patterning was designed to be made into specific garments.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, mordant and resist-dyed (chintz); lined with linen |
| Brief description | Waistcoat, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed cotton (chintz), Coromandel Coast for the British market 1770-1775; tailored in 1800s; Textiles; Clothing |
| Physical description | Waistcoat of mordant and resist-dyed cotton (chintz). White ground, with an all-over repeating pattern of delicate scrolling stems bearing a variety of flowers, fruit and foliage, with butterflies. Flowerheads composed of very spiky rosettes. The colours of the design are reds, pink, violet, and two shades of blue. No yellow surviving. The waistcoat is fairly long, single-breasted, with three pockets. It is lined with white linen having a woven pattern of delicate pink and blue cross-stripes, creating the effect of a violet openwork chequer pattern. |
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| Object history | When acquired, the waistcoat was accompanied by another, of identical material and lining fabric, but cut in a short style which was passed onto the Calico Museum. |
| Summary | The British market tended to prefer chintz with white backgrounds and delicate floral motifs. This waistcoat was made in the 19th century from 18th-century fabric. The all-over pattern of the fabric meant that it could be cut into any kind of garment,unlike customised fabric where the patterning was designed to be made into specific garments. |
| Bibliographic reference | Crill, Rosemary, Chintz: Indian Textiles for the West, London, 2008.
Crill, Rosemary. Chintz : Indian textiles for the West London: V&A Publishing, 2008, Cat. No. 77, p. 31, illus. p. 127. |
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| Accession number | IS.20-1976 |
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| Record created | January 16, 2003 |
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