Waistcoat
1780-1790 (made)
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Man’s waistcoat with a 1 ½ inch (4 cm) standing collar, revers, straight fronts and straight hem, hip-length, with a welted pocket on each front. The fronts, collar, pocket welts and revers are made of green silk twill, onto which a 2-inch (5 cm) wide silk ribbon striped with pink, dark green and white, has been tamboured with white silk thread. The back is glazed green worsted. The waistcoat and pockets are lined with linen. The waistcoat has a double-breasted effect with 13 silk and ribbon-covered buttons set behind 9 worked buttonholes along the left front. There are 13 silk and ribbon-covered buttons, set back from the right front.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, wool, linen; hand-woven, tambouring, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's waistcoat, 1780s, British; Green silk twill, applied pink, green and white ribbon, revers |
| Physical description | Man’s waistcoat with a 1 ½ inch (4 cm) standing collar, revers, straight fronts and straight hem, hip-length, with a welted pocket on each front. The fronts, collar, pocket welts and revers are made of green silk twill, onto which a 2-inch (5 cm) wide silk ribbon striped with pink, dark green and white, has been tamboured with white silk thread. The back is glazed green worsted. The waistcoat and pockets are lined with linen. The waistcoat has a double-breasted effect with 13 silk and ribbon-covered buttons set behind 9 worked buttonholes along the left front. There are 13 silk and ribbon-covered buttons, set back from the right front. |
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| Credit line | Part of the Gorst collection, given by Mrs Katherine Rachael Thomas |
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| Accession number | T.75-1962 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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