Waistcoat

Clothes for Men

Inventory number
2022.10.28.4.CM.WT.C1780.GB
Description
Men's 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, thirteen embroidered buttons on the left and their buttonhole on the right. It is adorned with a silk drum decorated with garlands of blooming flowers, buttons and isolated flowers in silk thread, metallic thread and sequins. Its back is in twill and wool canvas. It is lined with beige silk twill and wool canvas.
Materials
Silk brocade
Embroidery thread
Metallic thread
Sequins
Wool serge
Wool canvas
Origin
circa 1780 United Kingdom