Court waistcoat
Category
Costume
Date
1770 - 1780
Materials
Linen, silk
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1348762.2
Summary
Court waistcoat - Part of court coat and waistcoat set. Made from cream ribbed silk with a back of linen. Lined with linen with cream ribbed silk facing to foreparts. Cut with straight front line slanting away below the waist overlapping the back-stepped stand collar. Two pockets with curved flaps. Laced on the back. Embroidered as the coat. Three false buttons on each pocket (one missing) fastened with eleven embroidered buttons.