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Waistcoat Fronts (France)
This is a Waistcoat fronts. It is dated 1740–50 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is silk, metal thread and its technique is supplementary warp floats and discontinuous supplementary wefts (brocading) in plain weave foundation. It is a part of the Textiles department.
Right front of Gentleman's Waistcoat
France, 1740–1750
Woven fabric: Silk plain weave with supplementart warp floats and discontinuous supplementary wefts (brocading) in eight colors of silk and three metallic yarns
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf, 1962-54-6
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 (each front): 93 x 44.1 cm (36 5/8 x 17 3/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Waistcoat Fronts (France); silk, metal thread; H x W (each front): 93 x 44.1 cm (36 5/8 x 17 3/8 in.); Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf; 1962-54-6-a,b
