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Description: | White watered silk embroidered with flowers and leaves in shades of pink, blue, purple, green and brown silk in satin and stem stitch. Lined with white glazed cotton and twilled silk (front edges). Curved V-neck with 1.75" standing collar. Open centre front, fastening chest to waist with six small covered buttons, embroidered silk, cut back with points below waist; imitation shaped pocket flap set diagonally each side of waist; neck and front edged narrow brown silk braid, collar, borders and pocket across fronts; back of cream twilled silk in two sections with centre back seam; 1" curved slit at bottom; side seams slit 2" to hem with slight overlap; belt attached at each side seam' fastening at centre back waist with brass buckle
Technique: woven
Technique: embroidering
Technique: Satin stitch
Technique: Stem stitch
Material: silk
waistcoat, 1840 = 1850, (1967.4). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.7278 | Go to resource |
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