Child's waistcoat
Category
Costume
Date
1900
Materials
cotton, silk and gilt metal
Measurements
600 mm (Length); 630 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1185163.2
Summary
A child's waistcoat, in early 18th century style, part of child's fancy dress costume, c1900 London. Foreparts in ivory silk 'moire' (watered) finish and trimmed with gilt thread braid and fastened with 7 embroidered buttons. Handsewn, round neck, cut back frock to tails, buttons and buttonholes. Pale turquoise silk at sides from under the arms to waist and as facing. Bleached linen on reverse with adjusting tapes threaded through tabs with metal eyelets. Two side vents trimmed with cream silk (twill weave) braid. Possibly worn by Viscount Clive, Percy Robert Herbert (1892-1916) Made by a professional Court Costumier. c1900.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust from John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis and the Powis Estate Trustees in June 2010.