Caption

Vest, repossession provenance. Floral and plant ornaments on patterned brocaded silk fabric; predominant colors silver, plum, green, and raspberry. Front 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 for closure. Back: bottom and sides patterned as on the front, but cut-out pieces plain without brocade. Cream silk lining. Dated 1740–1760. Likely England fabric? and Silesia origin. Garment; length 74 cm., A sleeveless waistcoat displayed on a black mannequin torso against a gray background, made of a light cream fabric with an allover embroidered floral pattern; the embroidery shows a repeating vertical arrangement of stylized leaves and clusters of flowers in shades of green, muted blue, soft purple, pale pink, and warm coral, with silvery gray foliage and highlights; the garment has a high collar, a central front opening with a row of round fabric-covered buttons, and pointed lower skirt panels that form a slight V shape at the front; the interior edging visible along the front opening appears darker, and the waistcoat hangs slightly open at the bottom, revealing a darker lining.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_420

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Rights managed

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62.1Mb (3.0Mb) / 12.1in x 20.0in / 3616 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vest repossession provenance Floral plant ornaments patterned brocaded silk fabric predominant 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 patterned front cut- pieces plain brocade Cream silk lining Dated 1740–1760 England fabric Silesia origin Garment length 74 cm sleeveless waistcoat displayed black mannequin torso gray background light cream fabric allover embroidered floral pattern embroidery repeating vertical arrangement stylized leaves clusters flowers shades muted blue soft purple pale pink warm coral silvery gray foliage highlights garment high collar central front opening row round fabric-covered buttons pointed lower skirt panels form slight V shape interior edging visible front opening darker waistcoat hangs slightly open revealing darker lining.