Waistcoat
Dateca. 1780
OriginEurope
MediumSilk satin embroidered with silk; twilled silk facings; tabby cotton lining; twill worsted back.
DimensionsOL; 29"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1960-706
DescriptionIvory satin waistcoat with standing collar, almost-straight fronts, V-shaped cutaway at skirts, and shaped pocket flaps. Embroidered to shape with colored silks in light blue, pink, greens, and brown. Design includes floral vines and sprays around pockets, fronts, and hems, with ground of sprigged pattern. Embroidery primarily in satin stitches. Back of ivory wool; lining of natural linen. Front has 12 embroidered buttons with corded buttonholes, all cut open. No functional pockets.ProvenanceEx Coll: Doris Langley Moore
