Waistcoat
date: label: Date
content: late 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Man's waistcoat with straight hem, standing collar and welt pockets. White ribbed silk embroidered with multicolored silk, silver thread and sequins. Ground of scattered minute floral sprays. Border design of large flower sprays. Bullfighting scene under each pocket. Buttons from a later period. Many missing sequins show the original design as drawn on the foundation fabric.
place: label: made in
content: France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1931-43-6
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Waistcoat
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk and metallic embroidery with sequins, silk foundation Technique: embroidered and appliquéd on satin weave