Caption

Vest, Floral and plant ornaments on brocaded silk fabric. Predominant ornamental colors: silver, plum, green, and raspberry. Front with motifs arranged around the edges; fastened with 12 buttons embroidered with gold threads; no collar. Side flaps with flapped pockets, three buttons under the flaps as for the closure. Back: bottom and sides of fabric as on the front, cut-out pieces plain without brocade. Cream silk lining. 1740–1760, England fabric possibly from Silesia. Garment; length 74 cm., A sleeveless tailored garment laid flat, showing the back with a fitted waist and two flared skirt-like panels at the bottom; the fabric appears in shades of beige, cream, and light tan with visible stitching lines, seam edges, and small reinforcement patches; there are a few small puncture-like markings along the center back seam and several subtle creases and worn areas on the skirt panels; the shoulders have slightly darker beige patches and the interior lining visible at the bottom edge is a light off-white with traces of discoloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_415

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Rights managed

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96.2Mb (4.0Mb) / 18.7in x 20.0in / 5606 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vest Floral plant ornaments brocaded silk fabric Predominant ornamental colors silver plum green raspberry Front motifs arranged edges fastened 12 buttons embroidered gold threads no collar Side flaps flapped pockets three buttons under flaps closure Back bottom sides fabric front cut- pieces plain brocade Cream silk lining 1740–1760 England fabric Silesia Garment length 74 cm sleeveless tailored garment laid flat showing back fitted waist two flared skirt- panels shades beige cream light tan visible stitching lines seam edges small reinforcement patches small puncture- markings center back seam several subtle creases worn areas skirt panels shoulders slightly darker beige patches interior lining bottom edge light off-white traces discoloration.