Sleeved waistcoat
Category
Costume
Date
1770 - 1780
Materials
Textile
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349034
Summary
Sleeved waistcoat made from grey silk brocade with culticoloured floral swags and lace. The leaves are made from grey camlet. The lining is glazed camlet. There are death's head buttons with 2 camlet covered buttons on the wrist. The silk is French 1765-1770. It could be home made and possibly made from a petticoat. (male)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade