Waistcoat

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Panel containting the left and right fronts, lapel revers and button covers of a gentleman's waistcoat. Pattern of flowers and chinoiserie figures.
Credit Line
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
1780–90
Accession Number
1962-54-33
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
embroidery & stitching
Waistcoat
Medium
Medium: silk Technique: embroidery in chain stitch made with a tambour hook using 15 colors of silk on silk plain weave foundation
Dimensions
H x W: 63.5 x 55.6 cm (25 x 21 7/8 in.)
made in
France
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Textiles Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1962-54-33
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48987992e-76c7-41ba-8c2a-4a2ce00734d6

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