Georgian Waistcoat
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Georgian Waistcoat
NDS Number
NDS 912
Needlework Date
n.d. 18th C
Needlework Category
Wearables
Dimensions
43.5 X 57.5 cm
Place Made
Great Britain
Physical Description
Georgian waistcoat of cream moiré silk. A heavy border of flowers and leaves is worked on the pockets and down the front openings continuing along the bottom edge. This type of waistcoat was fashionable in the last quarter of the 18th century. [front of waistcoat fibres shirred and perished]
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