Waistcoat
1765-1770 (made), 1870-1910 (altered)
Not currently on display at the V&A
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A man's waistcoat with round neckline, curving fronts and skirts reaching to mid thigh. Each front has a pocket and shaped pocket flap. The fronts are made of beige ribbed silk, embroidered to shape with green silk chenille thread and silver thread. The fronts are lined with fustian and faced with white silk twill; the skirts lined with white silk twill. There are 13 worked buttonholes along the left front edge and 13 embroidered buttons on the right front.
The waistcoat was altered in the late 19th century, probably to wear as theatrical costume. The back was removed and replace with a late 19th-century waistcoat back of striped cotton.
The waistcoat was altered in the late 19th century, probably to wear as theatrical costume. The back was removed and replace with a late 19th-century waistcoat back of striped cotton.
object details
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| Materials and Techniques | Silk, linen, cotton, silver; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief Description | Man's waistcoat, 1765-70, British; Beige silk, embroidered to shape with chenille and silver thread, altered 1870-1910 |
| Physical Description | A man's waistcoat with round neckline, curving fronts and skirts reaching to mid thigh. Each front has a pocket and shaped pocket flap. The fronts are made of beige ribbed silk, embroidered to shape with green silk chenille thread and silver thread. The fronts are lined with fustian and faced with white silk twill; the skirts lined with white silk twill. There are 13 worked buttonholes along the left front edge and 13 embroidered buttons on the right front. The waistcoat was altered in the late 19th century, probably to wear as theatrical costume. The back was removed and replace with a late 19th-century waistcoat back of striped cotton. |
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| Marks and Inscriptions | Talbot Hughes (Handwritten in black ink on fustian lining at right shoulder) |
| Credit line | Given by Messrs Harrods |
| Object history | Talbot Hughes collection |
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| Accession Number | T.1057-1913 |
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| record created | June 24, 2009 |
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