Waistcoat
Category
Costume
Date
1775
Materials
Shot silk, linen, silk twill, silk
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1348792.2
Summary
Waistcoat - Front made of green/black shot silk. Selvedge striped pink/cream. Back made of linen. Front lined with linen faced twill silk, patched with cream silk. Long bodied cut. Front line slightly curved. Cut back to overlap side vent. Collarless. Pockets with curved openings and scalloped flaps. Centre-back vent. Loop for hanging inside neck. Remains of ties back waist. Trimmed with 14 (2 missing) small buttons, embroidered to match. Buttonholes to match buttons.