Waistcoat
1795-1800 (made)
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By the 1780s waistcoats had lost their skirts and were cut straight across at the lower hem for all but court dress. A small collar appeared, echoing the development of the coat collar, and by the 1790s it had grown to the generous size seen here, with large revers (lapels). The double-breasted style, in both coats and waistcoats, was also a fashion that began in the 1780s. With the new advances in spinning technology of the 1770s, cotton became an increasingly popular fabric. It was available in a wide variety of weights, from sheer muslin to heavy corduroy, and became a fashionable material for both men's and women’s clothing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton; hand-weaving, roller-printing, hand-sewing |
| Brief description | Man's waistcoat, 1795-1800, British; white cotton printed with brown and pink vertical stripes, and black diagonal lines |
| Physical description | Man's waistcoat with a turned down collar, revers, welted pockets, straight fronts and hems, reaching to the waist. The fronts, collar, pocket welts and revers are made of cotton, printed with a pattern of brown, pink and white vertical stripes, and a diagonal pattern of dotted black lines, the back of undyed cotton. The waistcoat is lined with undyed cotton. The waistcoat has a double-breasted effect with 11 self-covered buttons set back from 12 worked buttonholes on the left front and 12 self-covered buttons on the right front edge. |
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| Credit line | Given by Messrs Harrods Ltd. |
| Object history | Talbot Hughes collection |
| Summary | By the 1780s waistcoats had lost their skirts and were cut straight across at the lower hem for all but court dress. A small collar appeared, echoing the development of the coat collar, and by the 1790s it had grown to the generous size seen here, with large revers (lapels). The double-breasted style, in both coats and waistcoats, was also a fashion that began in the 1780s. With the new advances in spinning technology of the 1770s, cotton became an increasingly popular fabric. It was available in a wide variety of weights, from sheer muslin to heavy corduroy, and became a fashionable material for both men's and women’s clothing. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.1082-1913 |
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| Record created | March 1, 2003 |
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