Waistcoat

France

Date

1775/1800

Medium

Linen, twill weave; embroidered with linen floss in satin and stem stitches; French knots; buttons covered with six-star lace fillings finished at edges with arrangement of overlapping stitches resembling continuous tailor's tacks; lined with linen, plain weave

Dimensions

52.9 × 45.9 cm (20 7/8 × 18 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne