Waistcoat
1750-1759 (made)
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Man’s waistcoat with a round neckline, curving fronts and skirts reaching to mid-thigh. Each front has a pocket and pointed pocket flap. The fronts and pocket flaps are made of white silk brocaded with silk floss, chenille, silver thread and frisé, and silver-gilt strip in a pattern of flowers. The back is made of peach-coloured silk droguet. The back, pockets and pocket flaps are lined with ivory silk twill.
There are 12 worked buttonholes along the left front with 12 silver-gilt passementerie buttons on the right front and 3 below each pocket.
The waistcoat was altered for size, probably during the lifetime of the wearer. Insertions were made at the side and shoulder seams and around the front armhole, and the fronts were relined with ivory silk twill.
There are 12 worked buttonholes along the left front with 12 silver-gilt passementerie buttons on the right front and 3 below each pocket.
The waistcoat was altered for size, probably during the lifetime of the wearer. Insertions were made at the side and shoulder seams and around the front armhole, and the fronts were relined with ivory silk twill.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen, silver, gold; hand-woven, brocaded, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's waistcoat, 1750-1759, British; Silver gilt brocade with chenille and silk flowers, French |
| Physical description | Man’s waistcoat with a round neckline, curving fronts and skirts reaching to mid-thigh. Each front has a pocket and pointed pocket flap. The fronts and pocket flaps are made of white silk brocaded with silk floss, chenille, silver thread and frisé, and silver-gilt strip in a pattern of flowers. The back is made of peach-coloured silk droguet. The back, pockets and pocket flaps are lined with ivory silk twill. There are 12 worked buttonholes along the left front with 12 silver-gilt passementerie buttons on the right front and 3 below each pocket. The waistcoat was altered for size, probably during the lifetime of the wearer. Insertions were made at the side and shoulder seams and around the front armhole, and the fronts were relined with ivory silk twill. |
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| Accession number | 570-1896 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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