Waistcoat
1760-1770 (made), 1870-1895 (altered)
Not currently on display at the V&A
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A man's waistcoat with round neckline, curving fronts, skirts reaching to mid-thigh. Each front has a pocket with shaped pocket flap. The fronts and back are made of pink silk brocaded with coloured silks in a diagonal pattern of white swags with coloured flowers. The waistcoat is lined with fustian, the skirts and and fronts faced with plain-weave pink silk. There are 10 worked buttonholes along the left front with 10 corresponding self-covered buttons on the right and 4 below each pocket. The backs are lined separately and whipped together at the top. Three linen tapes fasten the centre back below this stitching.
Fold marks and piecing indicate that this was probably remade from a woman's sack or petticoat. It was probably worn for fancy dress in the 19th century; the side seams have been crudely taken in.
Fold marks and piecing indicate that this was probably remade from a woman's sack or petticoat. It was probably worn for fancy dress in the 19th century; the side seams have been crudely taken in.
object details
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| Materials and Techniques | Silk, cotton, linen; hand-woven, brocaded, hand-sewn |
| Brief Description | Man's waistcoat, 1760-1770, French?; Pink brocaded silk, floral swags, altered 1870-95 |
| Physical Description | A man's waistcoat with round neckline, curving fronts, skirts reaching to mid-thigh. Each front has a pocket with shaped pocket flap. The fronts and back are made of pink silk brocaded with coloured silks in a diagonal pattern of white swags with coloured flowers. The waistcoat is lined with fustian, the skirts and and fronts faced with plain-weave pink silk. There are 10 worked buttonholes along the left front with 10 corresponding self-covered buttons on the right and 4 below each pocket. The backs are lined separately and whipped together at the top. Three linen tapes fasten the centre back below this stitching. Fold marks and piecing indicate that this was probably remade from a woman's sack or petticoat. It was probably worn for fancy dress in the 19th century; the side seams have been crudely taken in. |
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| Accession Number | 661-1898 |
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| record created | June 24, 2009 |
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