Man's waistcoat
Category
Costume
Date
1870 - 1880
Materials
Brocade and chintz
Measurements
640 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 657385
Summary
A cream brocade man's waistcoat with folded lapels and three pockets. The waistcoat is decorated with a flower pattern and fastens at the front with six woven buttons. The inside is chintz and the bottom part of the inside front of the waistcoat is a simulated (possibly) leather. On one side this has come partly away. The back is also cream chintz (possibly) and the waistcoat ties at the back with a decorated yellow metal buckle.