Waistcoat Shape
1780s (made)
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Shape for a man’s waistcoat with both sides on 1 loom-width of taffeta with an additional, lancé weft forming a light ribbed structure with its regular floats. It is embroidered in satin stitch and French knots, with silk floss in shades of blue, pink, yellow and green, in a design of flowers and leaves. It includes a 2½-inch (6.4 cm) high collar, revers, shaped pockets and flaps and short skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. The right front is worked in 1 part; the left front is in 2 parts, separated above the pocket. The pocket flaps have been worked on a separate piece, cut out and stitched in place. There are 7 rectangles along the left front edge for buttonholes and 7 individual sprigs for covering the buttons.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk; hand-woven, hand-embroidered |
| Brief description | Man's waistcoat shape, French, 1780s; compound silk taffeta embroidered with coloured silk threads, both sides on one loom-width |
| Physical description | Shape for a man’s waistcoat with both sides on 1 loom-width of taffeta with an additional, lancé weft forming a light ribbed structure with its regular floats. It is embroidered in satin stitch and French knots, with silk floss in shades of blue, pink, yellow and green, in a design of flowers and leaves. It includes a 2½-inch (6.4 cm) high collar, revers, shaped pockets and flaps and short skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. The right front is worked in 1 part; the left front is in 2 parts, separated above the pocket. The pocket flaps have been worked on a separate piece, cut out and stitched in place. There are 7 rectangles along the left front edge for buttonholes and 7 individual sprigs for covering the buttons. |
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| Credit line | Given in memory of Miss Amelia Harjes, Paris, 1880-1967 |
| Object history | Registered File number 1994/802. |
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| Accession number | T.427-1994 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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