87.120.1

Images (4)

First_Rotation_77 P92.34.9 (textile case), 2005.64.5 (textile wall), 87.120.1 (vest), P91.95.2 (dress), 92.229.19 (shawl), P86.34.9 (textile wall)

Trendology_11 Left to right P80.5.8 (coat), 87.120.1 (waistcoat), P88.14.6 (dress), 82.189.58 (textile wall), P85.19.1 (dress), P86.71.2 (shawl), 76.208.7 (man's dressing gown), 89.154.12 (dress), 68.175.1 (shawl wall), P88.9.1 (empire dress), 70.15.15 (full skirt dress), P88.22.1 (dress)

Trendology_10 Left to right P80.5.8 (coat), 87.120.1 (wasitcoat), P88.14.6 (dress), 82.189.58 (textile wall)

Object: Man's waistcoat

Date: 1790-1800

Medium: Cream silk faille and multicolor silk embroidery

Country: USA or England (possibly)

Credit Line: Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Roger Gerry

Object number: 87.120.1

DescriptionCream silk faille waistcoat with multicolor silk embroidered floral motifs

Label Text:Waistcoats were an integral element of men’s attire during the late eighteenth century. Examples embroidered with flowers were especially common. Waistcoat styles changed regularly, and their embroidery precluded them from being altered to adapt to new silhouettes.

In Collection(s)

1700s-1800s
Menswear

Exhibitions:

Trend-ology
Fashion & Textile History Gallery First Rotation
Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion