Waistcoat Part
1785-1795 (made)
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Right front and back, and left front of a man’s waistcoat made of ivory silk satin, embroidered with coloured silk floss, green and red chenille threads and silver spangles in a pattern of scrolls and feathers. It is backed and lined with fustian; the fronts faced with ivory silk twill. The waistcoat has a 1¼-inch (3 cm) standing collar, revers, welted pockets and it reaches to the hip. It has a double-breasted effect with 12 worked buttonholes (the top 2 uncut) on the left front edge with 10 embroidered buttons at one end, and 10 embroidered buttons along the right front edge.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, fustian, silver; hand-woven satin, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Parts of a man's waistcoat, 1785-1795, British; ivory silk satin, embroidered with chenille, feather/scroll design |
| Physical description | Right front and back, and left front of a man’s waistcoat made of ivory silk satin, embroidered with coloured silk floss, green and red chenille threads and silver spangles in a pattern of scrolls and feathers. It is backed and lined with fustian; the fronts faced with ivory silk twill. The waistcoat has a 1¼-inch (3 cm) standing collar, revers, welted pockets and it reaches to the hip. It has a double-breasted effect with 12 worked buttonholes (the top 2 uncut) on the left front edge with 10 embroidered buttons at one end, and 10 embroidered buttons along the right front edge. |
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| Accession number | 567-1896 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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