Jacket
1780s (made)
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Woman’s jacket of blue silk taffeta brocaded with white, dark blue, orange and yellow silks in a pattern of abstract floral sprays, heavily pieced. It has a deep ‘V’ neck, long, curved, 2-piece sleeves and short skirts extending below the waist. It was originally lined with ivory silk sarsenet, now shattered. The jacket fastens at the centre front with 4 green-silk covered buttons on the right side and 4 worked buttonholes on the left.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk; hand-woven, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Woman's jacket, 1780s, British; blue silk taffeta figured with coloured silks |
| Physical description | Woman’s jacket of blue silk taffeta brocaded with white, dark blue, orange and yellow silks in a pattern of abstract floral sprays, heavily pieced. It has a deep ‘V’ neck, long, curved, 2-piece sleeves and short skirts extending below the waist. It was originally lined with ivory silk sarsenet, now shattered. The jacket fastens at the centre front with 4 green-silk covered buttons on the right side and 4 worked buttonholes on the left. |
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| Accession number | T.232-1927 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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