Waistcoat
Category
Costume
Date
1750 - 1755
Materials
Silk,silk velvet, gold, metal thread lace
Measurements
965 mm (H)
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349004
Summary
Waistcoat made from red silk velvet with a red flannel back and lined with twilled and tabby silk facings and part lining and a fustian back. The front and hems and round and on the pocket flaps are decorated with applied embroidery in silver gilt plate, purl, jap and sequins. There are 22 silver gilt embroidered buttons. (male)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade