Waistcoat
1790-1799 (made), 1870-1910 (altered)
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Man's waistcoat with a round neckline, revers, welted pockets, straight fronts and hems, hip length. The fronts, pocket welts and revers are made of ivory silk satin, the back of white worsted twill. The waistcoat is lined with cotton, the pockets with linen, and the fronts faced with ivory silk twill. The waistcoat is embroidered-to-shape with silver spangles and purl, glass pastes, brown and blue silk chenille and tamboured with silver filé, in a pattern of swags and abstract floral sprigs, on the revers and pocket welts, around the neckline, along the front edges and hems. There are 9 worked buttonholes along the left front edge.
The waistcoat was altered in the 19th century, probably for fancy dress. The 24 embroidered buttons, 12 set back from the left front and 12 from the right front giving a double-breasted effect, were removed; 7 were sewn to the right front edge.
The waistcoat was altered in the 19th century, probably for fancy dress. The 24 embroidered buttons, 12 set back from the left front and 12 from the right front giving a double-breasted effect, were removed; 7 were sewn to the right front edge.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen, cotton, wool, glass, silver; hand-woven, satin weave, chenille, hand-embroidered, pastes, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's waistcoat, 1790s, British; Ivory satin, embroidered, chenille and pastes, altered 1870-1910 |
| Physical description | Man's waistcoat with a round neckline, revers, welted pockets, straight fronts and hems, hip length. The fronts, pocket welts and revers are made of ivory silk satin, the back of white worsted twill. The waistcoat is lined with cotton, the pockets with linen, and the fronts faced with ivory silk twill. The waistcoat is embroidered-to-shape with silver spangles and purl, glass pastes, brown and blue silk chenille and tamboured with silver filé, in a pattern of swags and abstract floral sprigs, on the revers and pocket welts, around the neckline, along the front edges and hems. There are 9 worked buttonholes along the left front edge. The waistcoat was altered in the 19th century, probably for fancy dress. The 24 embroidered buttons, 12 set back from the left front and 12 from the right front giving a double-breasted effect, were removed; 7 were sewn to the right front edge. |
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| Accession number | T.19-1950 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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