Waistcoat Part
1750-1770 (made)
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Two halves of a woman’s waistcoat of fine bleached linen, lined with fine bleached linen. It is embroidered front and back in silk with chain, satin and outline stitches, in a border of green leaves and red flowers. The ground is backstitched with white silk floss in a diamond pattern that resembles quilting, but there is no wadding and the stitches only go through one layer. The waistcoat has a high shallow neckline, with deep skirts below the waist, curving at centre front. It fastens at centre front with 10 hooks and eyes.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, silk; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Two halves of a woman's waistcoat of linen, 1750-70, British; embroidered with coloured silks |
| Physical description | Two halves of a woman’s waistcoat of fine bleached linen, lined with fine bleached linen. It is embroidered front and back in silk with chain, satin and outline stitches, in a border of green leaves and red flowers. The ground is backstitched with white silk floss in a diamond pattern that resembles quilting, but there is no wadding and the stitches only go through one layer. The waistcoat has a high shallow neckline, with deep skirts below the waist, curving at centre front. It fastens at centre front with 10 hooks and eyes. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.88&A-1934 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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