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Waistcoat (probably Italy)

This is a Waistcoat. It is dated 1750–70 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is silk, metal-wrapped threads with silk core, metallic sequins and its technique is four metallic gold yarns couched on silk plain weave moiré; sequins sewn on; couching has been done over paper padding. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf (American, 1887–1961). It is credited Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf.

A print of four yellow graduating solid border concentric circles with inner radial lines like spokes of a wheel from the center white circle. It is overprinted in blue-white on a white ground with a gray border.

Print, "blue-white over yellow", Plate 2, "Color / Moire" Portfolio
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-6

A print of four magenta graduating solid border concentric circles with inner radial lines like spokes of a wheel from the center turquoise circle. It is overprinted in turquoise on a white ground with a gray border.

Print, "turquoise over magenta", Plate 4, "Color/Moire" Portfolio
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-8

A print of four green graduating solid border concentric circles with inner radial lines like spokes of a wheel from the center lavender-blue circle. It is overprinted in lavender-blue on a white ground with a gray border.

Print, "lavender-blue over green", Plate 5, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-9

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A print of four blue and white pulsating swirls in graduating concentric circles of black radial lines like spokes of a wheel from the center black circle. It is overprinted in black on a white ground with a gray border.

Print, "black lines on blue lines", Plate 17, "Color/Moire" Portfolio
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-20

Its dimensions are

H x W (each front): 88.9 × 41.9 cm (35 × 16 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Waistcoat (probably Italy); silk, metal-wrapped threads with silk core, metallic sequins; H x W (each front): 88.9 × 41.9 cm (35 × 16 1/2 in.); Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf; 1962-54-3-a,b

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2Cx88/
Accession Number 1962-54-3-a,b
Object ID 18445225