Waistcoat
1775-80 (made)
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Man’s waistcoat with a round neckline, curving fronts and skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. Each front has a pocket and pointed pocket flap. The fronts and pocket flaps are made of ivory silk taffeta, the back of ivory silk twill. The waistcoat and pockets are lined with linen; the front skirts and pocket-flap linings and front facings are ivory silk twill. The waistcoat is embroidered-to-shape with silk floss in yellow, purple and shades of blue and green, in a pattern of abstract flowers, leaves and swags, on the pocket flaps, front edges and hems, around the front neck and below the pockets. There are 12 worked buttonholes along the left front with 12 embroidered buttons on the right front.
Two pair of linen tape ties have been cut from the back.
Two pair of linen tape ties have been cut from the back.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's waistcoat, 1775-80, British; ivory silk taffeta, embroidered coloured silks |
| Physical description | Man’s waistcoat with a round neckline, curving fronts and skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. Each front has a pocket and pointed pocket flap. The fronts and pocket flaps are made of ivory silk taffeta, the back of ivory silk twill. The waistcoat and pockets are lined with linen; the front skirts and pocket-flap linings and front facings are ivory silk twill. The waistcoat is embroidered-to-shape with silk floss in yellow, purple and shades of blue and green, in a pattern of abstract flowers, leaves and swags, on the pocket flaps, front edges and hems, around the front neck and below the pockets. There are 12 worked buttonholes along the left front with 12 embroidered buttons on the right front. Two pair of linen tape ties have been cut from the back. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr and Mrs P. H. Hiley. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.231-1970 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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