Waistcoat fronts
date: label: Date
content: late 18th–early 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Gentleman's waistcoat fronts of cream-white satin in a double-breasted style with a wide center front section containing embroidery and a dark brown appliqué medallion with a white bird. Below bird medallion is a large vase with flowers, and a woman beneath a leafy arch holding a basket of fruits or vegetables. Straight pockets have a lobed appliqué with bird motifs. Flowers garlands are below the pockets.
place: label: made in
content: France
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1962-54-42
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Waistcoat fronts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk Technique: embroidery and appliqué on satin weave
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 62 × 53 cm (24 7/16 × 20 7/8 in.)