Waistcoat

France

Date

1750/1800

Medium

Silk, warp-faced plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in satin, long and short, outline, and straight stitches; satin stitch over stiff paper circles; slanting satin stitch border; block shading; lined with cotton, plain weave

Dimensions

A (proper left): 66.7 × 38.1 cm (26 1/4 × 15 1/4 in.) B (proper right): 66 × 40.6 cm (26 × 16 in.) Overall: 66.4 × 75.9 cm (26 1/8 × 29 7/8 in.) Chest circumference: 88 cm (34 5/8 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Catherine Oglesby