Waistcoat Part
1790-1800 (embroidering), 1870-1890 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Right front and back, and left front of a man’s theatre costume waistcoat made from an 18th-century waistcoat shape of cream silk satin embroidered with coloured silks. No buttonholes have been worked or buttons added; it fastens with hooks and eyes at the front. The collar has been misapplied, there are pockets on the inside and welts applied on the outside. There is no embroidered border at the hem.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
|
| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen, cotton; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Parts of a man's theatre costume waistcoat 1870-90, British; made from a cream satin embroidered waistcoat shape, 1790s |
| Physical description | Right front and back, and left front of a man’s theatre costume waistcoat made from an 18th-century waistcoat shape of cream silk satin embroidered with coloured silks. No buttonholes have been worked or buttons added; it fastens with hooks and eyes at the front. The collar has been misapplied, there are pockets on the inside and welts applied on the outside. There is no embroidered border at the hem. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 568-1896 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
