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Two fronts of a waistcoat
French
about 1770–80
Medium/Technique
White silk satin embroidered with silk, silk chenille, silver thread, spangles and small pieces of glass paste
Dimensions
84 x 45 x 1 cm (33 1/16 x 17 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert C. Winthrop
Accession Number01.116a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite satin: the border of festoons of ribbons and flowers, is worked with red, pink, white, brown, green and yellow chenille and silk, silver thread and spangles, and enriched with small pieces of colored glass. The main part of the waistcoat is covered with festoons of spangles.