Waistcoat
1750-1759 (made), 1870-1900 (altered)
Not currently on display at the V&A
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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 rectangular pocket flap. The fronts and pocket flaps are made of black silk cut velvet. The pocket flaps are lined with black silk twill nd the pockets with fustian. There are 11 buttonholes along the left front, bordered with braided black silk loops (the bottom 4 uncut) and 4 applied braided loops on each pocket. There are 11 braided loops stitched to the right front.
The waistcoat was extensively altered in the 19th century, probably for theatre costume. The back and back skirts were removed, the back replaced, the waistcoat relined, the fronts refaced and buttons replaced.
The waistcoat was extensively altered in the 19th century, probably for theatre costume. The back and back skirts were removed, the back replaced, the waistcoat relined, the fronts refaced and buttons replaced.
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| Materials and Techniques | Silk, linen, cotton; hand-woven velvet, hand-sewn |
| Brief Description | Man's waistcoat, 1750-59, British; black silk velvet, altered 1870-1900 |
| Physical Description | Man’s waistcoat with a round neckline, curving fronts and skirts reaching to mid-thigh. Each front has a pocket and rectangular pocket flap. The fronts and pocket flaps are made of black silk cut velvet. The pocket flaps are lined with black silk twill nd the pockets with fustian. There are 11 buttonholes along the left front, bordered with braided black silk loops (the bottom 4 uncut) and 4 applied braided loops on each pocket. There are 11 braided loops stitched to the right front. The waistcoat was extensively altered in the 19th century, probably for theatre costume. The back and back skirts were removed, the back replaced, the waistcoat relined, the fronts refaced and buttons replaced. |
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| Accession Number | 829-1904 |
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| record created | June 24, 2009 |
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