Waistcoat
Category
Costume
Date
1750 - 1760
Materials
Silk, silk velvet, silk cut and uncut velvet, wool
Measurements
908 mm (H)
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349006
Summary
Waistcoat made from raspberry cut and uncut figured velvet in a design of two flowers with leaves with wavy lines and small diamonds. The back is brown camlet with a beetroot wool strip inserted down the centre back. The lining includes fustian and camlet. There are wool twill facings. The pockets are lined with linen and the pocket flaps with twilled silk. There are 2 original death's head buttons. It has been let out and then taken in and the pockets altered. (male)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade