Georgian Waistcoat

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Georgian Waistcoat

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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