Waistcoat
1780s (made)
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Man’s waistcoat, the fronts of apricot silk satin figured with green and white zig-zap stripes, the back of orange worsted twill. It has a round neck, wide revers, curving fronts each with a welted pocket, and short skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. The waistcoat is lined with fustian; the skirts are lined with orange worsted, the front skirts lined with, and the fronts faced with apricot silk twill. The waistcoat has a double-breasted effect with 13 passementerie buttons of apricot, green and white silk 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, cotton; hand-woven, hands-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's waistcoat of figured apricot silk satin, with revers, Great Britain, 1780s |
| Physical description | Man’s waistcoat, the fronts of apricot silk satin figured with green and white zig-zap stripes, the back of orange worsted twill. It has a round neck, wide revers, curving fronts each with a welted pocket, and short skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. The waistcoat is lined with fustian; the skirts are lined with orange worsted, the front skirts lined with, and the fronts faced with apricot silk twill. The waistcoat has a double-breasted effect with 13 passementerie buttons of apricot, green and white silk 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.121-1963 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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