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
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1962-54-34