Waistcoat
Date1760-1770
OriginEngland
MediumSilk and silver tissue; linen back; silk twill front linings; linen inner facings.
DimensionsOL: 30 1/2"; Waist 42 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1960-703
DescriptionMan's sleeveless and collarless waistcoat of green silk and silver "tissue" (woven with silver threads in the weft), with supplementary warps in a pattern of all-over spots consisting of three lobes in alternating arrangement. Waistcoat is made with fronts slightly curved and cut away in inverted V below buttons. Fastened with 13 fabric covered buttons and worked buttonholes. Slightly shaped pocket flaps. Waistcoat back is single layer natural linen; front lining of ivory twilled silk; linen interfacing.ProvenanceEx Coll. Doris Langley Morre.
