Caption

Vest, floral and plant ornaments, patterned brocaded silk fabric front, predominant ornamental colors: silver, plum, green, and raspberry. Motifs arranged around the edges. Fastened with 12 buttons embroidered with gold thread. No collar. Side flaps with flapped pockets; three buttons under the flaps as closures. Back: bottom and sides of fabric match front, cut-out pieces plain without brocade. Cream silk lining. Dated 1740–1760. Origin: England fabric possibly, Silesia. Garment, length 74 cm., A sleeveless garment laid flat against a light gray background, made from a pale cream fabric with a central vertical panel of floral embroidery running from the neck to the hem, flaring into a skirt-like pointed bottom; the embroidery shows a mix of floral sprigs and leafy fronds in colors including green, purple, blue, red, and gray, with additional gray scrolling motifs on the cream areas; the armholes reveal a brown inner lining and the garment has a rounded neckline and tailored seams.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_411

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Rights managed

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96.2Mb (4.6Mb) / 18.7in x 20.0in / 5606 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vest floral plant ornaments patterned brocaded silk fabric front predominant ornamental colors silver plum green raspberry Motifs arranged edges Fastened 12 buttons embroidered gold thread No collar Side flaps flapped pockets three buttons under flaps closures Back bottom sides fabric match front cut- pieces plain brocade Cream silk lining Dated 1740–1760 Origin England fabric Silesia Garment length 74 cm sleeveless garment laid flat light gray background pale cream fabric central vertical panel floral embroidery running neck hem flaring skirt- pointed bottom embroidery mix floral sprigs leafy fronds colors purple blue red gray additional gray scrolling motifs cream areas armholes reveal brown inner lining garment rounded neckline tailored seams.