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Waistcoat
1785–95
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
White silk waistcoat with high stand collar and straight hem edge. Very deep border at front edges of a curving, flowering vine. At the bottom, embroidered figures in classical dress stand in front of a stone balustrade with urns of flowers and fruit trees. The figures represent Dido, Queen of Carthage, and the Trojan hero Aeneas, from the opera by Piccini and Marmontel, produced in 1785. The figure of Dido is after a drawing by Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune for the costume worn by Mlle. de Saint-Huberty. In twenty-five colors of silk.
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Details
- Title: Waistcoat
- Date Created: 1785–95
- Location Created: France
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: silk and metallic embroidery on silk foundation, linen back Technique: embroidered in silk in knot, stem, and satin stitches; metallic yarn in satin stitch; couched silk cord; appliqué of three plain weave silk fabrics; on plain weave foundation Label: silk embroidered with silk and metallic yarns in knot, stem, satin and couching stitches, with appliqué
- Credit line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
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