Waistcoat
1790s (made), 1870-1890 (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 white silk satin, the back of fustian. The back is lined with fustian, the pockets with linen; fronts are lined with linen and faced with white silk satin. The waistcoat is quilted-to-shape with running stitch in a diamond pattern on the revers, along the front edges and hems; and in parallel lines on the fronts, and embroidered-to-shape with brown and green silk floss outlining the edges. The waistcoat has a double-breasted effect with 11 (1 missing) embroidered buttons set back from 9 worked buttonholes along the left front edge with 12 embroidered buttons set back from the right front edge.
The waistcoat was altered in the 19th century, probably for fancy dress; five pairs of hooks and eyes were added the front edges, and the 4th and 5th buttonholes from the bottom were stitched closed.
The waistcoat was altered in the 19th century, probably for fancy dress; five pairs of hooks and eyes were added the front edges, and the 4th and 5th buttonholes from the bottom were stitched closed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen, cotton; hand-woven, satin weave, quilted, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's waistcoat, 1790s, British; Cream quilted satin, embroidered brown silk, altered 1870-1890 |
| 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 white silk satin, the back of fustian. The back is lined with fustian, the pockets with linen; fronts are lined with linen and faced with white silk satin. The waistcoat is quilted-to-shape with running stitch in a diamond pattern on the revers, along the front edges and hems; and in parallel lines on the fronts, and embroidered-to-shape with brown and green silk floss outlining the edges. The waistcoat has a double-breasted effect with 11 (1 missing) embroidered buttons set back from 9 worked buttonholes along the left front edge with 12 embroidered buttons set back from the right front edge. The waistcoat was altered in the 19th century, probably for fancy dress; five pairs of hooks and eyes were added the front edges, and the 4th and 5th buttonholes from the bottom were stitched closed. |
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| Accession number | 552-1896 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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