waistcoat
Summary
Waistcoat of yellow silk with horizontal silver thread stripe,figured with small leaf design in deep greenish-yellow,black and white silk; front skirt lining and front edge facings deep gold twilled silk;back and back skirt lining deep greenish-yellow wool; lining white twilled linen and wool,fronts fastening to 3.8 cm below round neck with fourteen silk-covered buttons and buttonholes; skirt cut away in front flared at sides,side seams open with overlap; pocket,cotton and linen,with shaped flap,at waist each side; back in two sections; centre back seam open below waist with overlap.
Object Name
waistcoat
Date Created
1770-80
Dimensions
Length: 76.3cm
accession number
1954.970
Place of creation
France
Medium
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