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Waistcoat

Cooper Hewitt

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    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

    Date

    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

    See more items in

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Textiles Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4977a43ee-6d8f-437d-82e5-1a8d54a2d39c

    Record ID

    chndm_1962-54-34

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