Man's evening waistcoat
Category
Costume
Date
1840
Materials
Cotton twill, Silk
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1362047
Summary
Brown corded silk man's evening waistcoat, embroidered with red and white flowers. Single breasted with slight beak or 'Hussar point'. Notched lapel. Two straight slit pockets. Foreparts lined in buff twill cotton, back of dark brown twill cotton. Two pairs of black tapes and six flat self covered buttons, lowest placed 3/4 in above base (Cunnington English Costume 19th century). 1840 (circa)