Waistcoat fragment
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1725–35
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Fragment of an embroidered waistcoat. Silk woven with pattern of alternating stripes and chevron. Richly embroidered with pattern of feathered stars within scalloped frames and interlacing bandwork. Thick border of scrolling leaves with acorns. Curving pocket flap with decorative appliquéd metal buttons.
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: 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: 1962-54-1-b
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Waistcoat fragment
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk, metal, metallic yarns on silk Technique: embroidered on satin weave
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 91.4 x 45.7 cm (36 x 18 in.)