Waistcoat
Category
Costume
Date
1790 - 1800
Materials
Brocade, velvet, linen, satin
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1348799.2
Summary
Waistcoat - Front made from brocaded velvet. Yellow-green ground, black pile, pale peach spots. Stiff. Back made from fustian. Front lined with fustian, edges faced cream satin. Fustian pocket. Back unlined. Slightly cured front line - short cut back flap. Deep stand collar. Pockets with upward-curving , narrow, scalloped flap. Back slightly shorter than foreparts. Centre and side vents. Linen tapes at waist. Small self-covered buttons, 9 fromt neck to mid-line (5 missing). 3 false buttons on each pocket. (4 loose buttons in pocket). 9 buttonholes centre-front, the top 3 uncut. (male)