Waistcoat

late 18th–early 19th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Short waistcoat in reddish-pink satin with small, dark green cut velvet repeating buds in a heart-shaped framework. Printed cotton facing to fronts in multi-colored stripes and white lotus shapes. Undyed linen for lining and back. Hand-finished button holes.

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Title: Waistcoat
Date Created: late 18th–early 19th century
Location Created: England
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk, cotton, linen Technique: cut supplementary warp pile on satin ground (velvet)
Credit line: Gift of Harold Norton of the Hayden Company

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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