Waistcoat
1770-1779 (made)
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A man's waistcoat with round neckline, curving fronts and skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. Each front has a pocket and shaped pocket flap. The fronts are made of green satin tamboured with silk floss and chenille threads in shades of pink and green, embroidered-to-shape in a pattern of undulating ribbons and flowers. The waistcoat is lined with fustian; the back is made of ivory silk twill, which also faces the fronts and lines the skirts. There are 12 worked buttonholes along the left front with 12 corresponding embroidered buttons along the right front and 3 below each pocket.
The waistcoat was altered for size, probably during the life of the wearer. Insertions of linen were made at the side seams.
The waistcoat was altered for size, probably during the life of the wearer. Insertions of linen were made at the side seams.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen, cotton; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn. |
| Brief description | Man's waistcoat, 1770s, British; green satin tamboured with pink and green silk floss and chenille, embroidered-to-shape |
| Physical description | A man's waistcoat with round neckline, curving fronts and skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. Each front has a pocket and shaped pocket flap. The fronts are made of green satin tamboured with silk floss and chenille threads in shades of pink and green, embroidered-to-shape in a pattern of undulating ribbons and flowers. The waistcoat is lined with fustian; the back is made of ivory silk twill, which also faces the fronts and lines the skirts. There are 12 worked buttonholes along the left front with 12 corresponding embroidered buttons along the right front and 3 below each pocket. The waistcoat was altered for size, probably during the life of the wearer. Insertions of linen were made at the side seams. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Earl of Gosford |
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| Accession number | T.136-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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