Waistcoat

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Gentleman's waistcoat with embroidered design of leaves and urns pouring water.
Credit Line
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
1775–90
Accession Number
1962-54-34
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
costume & accessories
Waistcoat
Medium
Medium: silk, linen Technique: Front: embroidery in satin, stem and knot stitches using 33 different silk yarns on silk 7&1 satin; appliqué of silk woven fabric. Back: linen plain weave.
made in
France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1962-54-34
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4977a43ee-6d8f-437d-82e5-1a8d54a2d39c

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