Waistcoat
Date1770-1780
OriginEngland
MediumSilk, linen, metallic threads, sequins
DimensionsOL: 31 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1960-710
DescriptionMan's waistcoat made of pink and silver taffeta shot with silver wefts (so-called "tissue") trimmed with bands of small silver sequins stitched with green silk. Waistcoat is collarless and sleeveless, with 12 worked buttonholes with sequined buttons. Shaped pocket flaps are trimmed with sequins; flaps cover functional linen pockets. Back is made of same silk as front, except for yoke of pink twilled silk. Lined with natural glazed linen. Bottom front skirts faced with silk twill. Shown at left in photograph with two other waistcoats.ProvenanceEx Coll; Doris Langley Moore.
