Waistcoat

England or France

Date

1750/1800

Medium

Silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk floss in satin, long and short, stem, straight, star, outline and fishbone stitches; with slanting satin stitch on border; French knots

Dimensions

56.5 × 39.2 cm (22 1/4 × 15 3/8 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Robert Allerton