Waistcoat
1775-1780 (made)
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Man’s waistcoat, the fronts of green and beige silk woven in narrow horizontal stripes, the back of orange worsted twill. It has a round neck, curving fronts each with a welted pocket, and skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. The waistcoat is lined with linen and the fronts faced with apricot silk twill. The waistcoat has a double-breasted effect with 13 beige and green silk woven buttons on the right side, with 13 corresponding worked buttonholes and another 13 buttons on the left.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, wool, linen; hand-woven, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's waistcoat of beige and green striped silk with revers, 1775-80, British |
| Physical description | Man’s waistcoat, the fronts of green and beige silk woven in narrow horizontal stripes, the back of orange worsted twill. It has a round neck, curving fronts each with a welted pocket, and skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. The waistcoat is lined with linen and the fronts faced with apricot silk twill. The waistcoat has a double-breasted effect with 13 beige and green silk woven buttons on the right side, with 13 corresponding worked buttonholes and another 13 buttons on the left. |
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| Credit line | Part of the Gorst collection, given by Mrs Katherine Rachael Thomas |
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| Accession number | CIRC.128-1963 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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