Waistcoat

Clothes for Men

Inventory number
2022.10.28.2.CM.WT.C1780.GB
Description
Waistcoat in beige silk brocade, with a round neckline and basques that reach the top of the thighs. It has pockets, whose flap is scalloped, at the hips, ten embroidered buttons on the left and their buttonhole on the right. It is decorated with a drum of silk adorned with garlands of blooming flowers, buttons and tassels in silk thread, silver and sequins. Its back is in beige wool canvas. It is lined with beige silk twill.
Materials
Silk brocade
Silk twill
Canvas
Embroidery thread
Sequins
Silver thread
Origin
circa 1780 United Kingdom