Caption

Vest, floral and plant ornaments; patterned brocaded silk fabric front with motifs arranged around the edges; predominant ornamental colors: silver, plum, green, and raspberry; fastened with 12 buttons embroidered with gold thread; no collar; side flaps with flapped pockets and three buttons under the flaps for closure; back: bottom and sides of fabric like the front, but cut-out pieces plain without brocade; cream silk lining; garment vest, length 74 cm; dated 1740–1760; probable origins: England fabric? and Silesia., A sleeveless garment laid flat showing an outer patterned panel and an inner plain lining, with the outer fabric in a light cream color decorated with a vertical floral border featuring flowers and foliage in green, blue, purple, pink, red, and gray tones, and areas of gray scrollwork; the lining is predominantly off-white and beige with a brown inner facing strip, and the garment shows seams, folds, and the armhole opening against a neutral light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_413

License type

Rights managed

Available size

101.5Mb (5.3Mb) / 20.0in x 19.7in / 6000 x 5915 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vest floral plant ornaments patterned brocaded silk fabric front motifs arranged edges predominant ornamental colors silver plum green raspberry fastened 12 buttons embroidered gold thread no collar side flaps flapped pockets three buttons under flaps closure back bottom sides fabric front cut- pieces plain brocade cream silk lining garment vest length 74 cm dated 1740–1760 probable origins England fabric Silesia sleeveless garment laid flat showing outer panel inner plain lining outer fabric light cream color decorated vertical floral border featuring flowers foliage blue purple pink red gray tones areas gray scrollwork predominantly off-white beige brown inner facing strip garment seams folds armhole opening neutral light gray background.