Waistcoat
1785-1790 (made)
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Man’s waistcoat, the fronts of bleached cotton woven in vertical stripes of matelassé and satin, the back of bleached linen. It has a 1⅝-inch (4.1 cm) standing collar, wide revers, straight fronts each with a welted pocket, reaching to the top of the hip. The waistcoat is lined with linen. The waistcoat is true double-breasted with 10 self-covered buttons and 10 worked buttonholes on both fronts. There are 2 pairs of linen tape ties on the back.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, linen; hand-woven, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's waistcoat of striped bleached cotton matelassé and satin, 1785-90, British; double-breasted |
| Physical description | Man’s waistcoat, the fronts of bleached cotton woven in vertical stripes of matelassé and satin, the back of bleached linen. It has a 1⅝-inch (4.1 cm) standing collar, wide revers, straight fronts each with a welted pocket, reaching to the top of the hip. The waistcoat is lined with linen. The waistcoat is true double-breasted with 10 self-covered buttons and 10 worked buttonholes on both fronts. There are 2 pairs of linen tape ties on the back. |
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| Credit line | Part of the Gorst collection, given by Mrs Katherine Rachael Thomas |
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| Accession number | CIRC.129-1963 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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