Man's waistcoat
Category
Costume
Date
1770 - 1775
Materials
Grosgrain silk, silk thread embroidery, cotton, silk twill, buttons.
Measurements
630 x 440 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602806
Summary
A man's waistcoat made from cream grosgrain silk. The waistcoat is decorated on the collar, front opening, hem and pocket flaps with multi-coloured silk thread embroidery in a floral pattern, with a scattered pattern of brown and green leaves across the rest of the ground. It has six self-covered buttons centre front for fastening, one missing, a cotton back and is lined in a combination of cotton and cream silk twill.
Provenance
Gift of Hezlett.