Waistcoat

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Gentleman's collarless embroidered waistcoat with embroidery at center front and in area below pockets. Twelve buttons.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ridgely Hunt
1770–80
Accession Number
1941-102-22
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
embroidery & stitching
Waistcoat
Medium
Medium: silk Technique: chain stitch embroidery made with a tambour hook using 16 colors of silk on a silk plain weave foundation
Dimensions
H x W: 67.3 × 74.9 cm (26 1/2 × 29 1/2 in.)
made in
France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1941-102-22
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq40c50c138-6314-4eef-a797-a5f1485e342f
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