Waistcoat Shape
1770s (made)
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Shape for a man’s waistcoat made of ivory silk satin with a figured stripe, tamboured with silk floss in green and shades of pink in a pattern of abstract floral trails and sprigs. It has a round neck and short skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. Both fronts are worked on the one piece of silk.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, hand-woven, tamboured |
| Brief description | Shape for a man's waistcoat, 1770s, English or French; ivory striped silk satin, tamboured with coloured silks |
| Physical description | Shape for a man’s waistcoat made of ivory silk satin with a figured stripe, tamboured with silk floss in green and shades of pink in a pattern of abstract floral trails and sprigs. It has a round neck and short skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. Both fronts are worked on the one piece of silk. |
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| Accession number | T.57-1927 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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