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Waistcoat (France)
This is a Waistcoat. It is dated ca. 1790 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is silk embroidery on silk foundation, linen back and its technique is embroidered using satin and stem stitch in twelve colors of silk, two colors of couched silk chenille, appliqué of black silk plain weave on 7&1 satin foundation. It is a part of the Textiles department.
Gentleman's Waistcoat
France, 1790
Front: Embroidery in satin and stem stitch using twelve colors of silk; two colors of couched silk chenille; appliqué of black silk plain weave on silk 7&1 satin foundation
Back: Linen plain weave
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf, 1962-54-35
The pocket flap is for decoration only and is not functional.
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.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 65.4 x 50.8 cm (25 3/4 x 20 in.)
Cite this object as
Waistcoat (France); silk embroidery on silk foundation, linen back; H x W: 65.4 x 50.8 cm (25 3/4 x 20 in.); Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf; 1962-54-35
