Waistcoat

late 18th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Man's short waistcoat with standing collar, notched hem and pocket flaps. In white silk satin embroidered with an all-over design of small floral sprigs and densely embroidered on the front and lower edges with floral vine, in pale blues, greens and yellows.

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Title: Waistcoat
Date Created: late 18th century
Location Created: France
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered in satin stitches on twill weave
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Montgomery Hare

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Clothing France Satin Silk Textile Twill