Waistcoat
1780-1785 (made), 1870-1910 (altered)
Not currently on display at the V&A
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Man’s waistcoat with a round neckline, curving fronts and skirts reaching to the hip. Each front has a pocket and pointed pocket flap. The fronts and pocket flaps are made of cream silk taffeta. The waistcoat fronts, pockets and pocket flaps are lined with linen. The waistcoat is embroidered-to-shape with silk floss in blue and shades of green, pink and brown, in a pattern of abstract floral sprigs, on the pocket flaps, front edges and hems, around the front neck and below the pockets. The fronts are embroidered with repeating abstract sprigs. There are 8 worked buttonholes along the left front, with 9 embroidered buttons on the right front.
The waistcoat was in the late 19th century, probably for theatre costume; the back was replaced.
The waistcoat was in the late 19th century, probably for theatre costume; the back was replaced.
object details
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| Materials and Techniques | Silk, linen; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief Description | Man's waistcoat, 1780-5, French or British; Cream silk taffeta, embroidered coloured silks, altered 1870-1910 |
| Physical Description | Man’s waistcoat with a round neckline, curving fronts and skirts reaching to the hip. Each front has a pocket and pointed pocket flap. The fronts and pocket flaps are made of cream silk taffeta. The waistcoat fronts, pockets and pocket flaps are lined with linen. The waistcoat is embroidered-to-shape with silk floss in blue and shades of green, pink and brown, in a pattern of abstract floral sprigs, on the pocket flaps, front edges and hems, around the front neck and below the pockets. The fronts are embroidered with repeating abstract sprigs. There are 8 worked buttonholes along the left front, with 9 embroidered buttons on the right front. The waistcoat was in the late 19th century, probably for theatre costume; the back was replaced. |
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| Accession Number | CIRC.498-1927 |
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| record created | June 24, 2009 |
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