Waistcoat
1750-1760 (made)
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A man's waistcoat of black silk velvet, lined with pink glazed linen and backed with black glazed twill worsted. The velvet is cut and uncut on a satin ground, woven-to-shape, with a trail of roses along the hem, up the front and across the pocket flaps, against a ground pattern of lozenges. The waistcoat once had 10 black silk thread covered buttons down the right front, 3 are now missing and another disintegrating. There are fourteen corresponding 14 buttonholes.
The waistcoat may have been relined in the 18th century; it appears to have been let out at the side seams.
The waistcoat may have been relined in the 18th century; it appears to have been let out at the side seams.
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Materials and techniques | Silk, silk thread; hand-woven and hand-painted |
Brief description | Man's waistcoat, 1750-60, British; black silk velvet, woven to shape |
Physical description | A man's waistcoat of black silk velvet, lined with pink glazed linen and backed with black glazed twill worsted. The velvet is cut and uncut on a satin ground, woven-to-shape, with a trail of roses along the hem, up the front and across the pocket flaps, against a ground pattern of lozenges. The waistcoat once had 10 black silk thread covered buttons down the right front, 3 are now missing and another disintegrating. There are fourteen corresponding 14 buttonholes. The waistcoat may have been relined in the 18th century; it appears to have been let out at the side seams. |
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Accession number | 664-1898 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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