Man's waistcoat
Category
Costume
Date
1775 - 1785
Materials
Wool, silk thread embroidery, glazed wool twill, natural linen.
Measurements
700 x 440 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603831
Summary
A man's waistcoat made from cream wool facecloth. The collarless waistcoat is decorated with silk thread embroidery in red, brown and green in a floral pattern on the front opening. lower hem and pocket flaps, with thirteen embroidered buttons centre front for fastening, intact. It has a glazed wool twill back and is lined in a combination of glazed wool twill and natural linen.
Provenance
Gift of Ferguson
Marks and inscriptions
Inner hem, bottom right.: A handwritten marking on an inner seam reads, "Ferguson", the donor. See also associated photograph.