Waistcoat Front
ca. 1740 (made)
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Waistcoat front of white cotton, decorated with floral border and conch shell motifs, mordant-and resist-dyed and embroidered with silver-wrapped silk threads.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Mordant-and resist-dyed cotton (chintz) with silver-wrapped silk thread embroidery |
| Brief description | Waistcoat front, mordant-and resist-dyed cotton (chintz) with silver-wrapped silk thread embroidery, India (Coromandel Coast) for the European market, ca. 1740 |
| Physical description | Waistcoat front of white cotton, decorated with floral border and conch shell motifs, mordant-and resist-dyed and embroidered with silver-wrapped silk threads. |
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| Credit line | Given by Jonathan Hope, in memory of his father Lord Glendevon |
| Production | Made for the European market. |
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| Accession number | IS.9-2012 |
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| Record created | June 12, 2012 |
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