Légende

Vest, plant motifs, garlands ornament; men's clothing, 18th century, embroidery, waistcoat. Men's waistcoat of cream silk, embroidered. Straight cut, without a collar; trapezoidally cut hems; low-set pockets covered with flaps. Fastened to the neck with 12 covered and embroidered buttons; identical buttons under the pocket flaps. Embroidery decorates the edges at the closure, the pocket flaps, and the flaps under the pockets. Small floral garlands and tied bundles of grass. Embroidery with satin stitch. Predominant colors: yellow, green, and dark purple. Laced back, silk lining. Fabric-covered and embroidered buttons. 1780s, Europe; Silesia. Garment; length 70 cm., A sleeveless, light beige silk garment laid flat against a pale gray background, showing a high neckline and an asymmetrical front opening with a row of covered buttons; the fabric has a subtle sheen with visible creases and seams, and ornate floral embroidery along the front opening and hem in shades of green, gold, brown, and muted purple, with small stitched floral motifs repeated on the pointed, flared lower panels.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A12_407

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.7Mo (1.2Mo) / 24.0cm x 28.9cm / 2832 x 3417 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Vest plant motifs garlands ornament men's clothing 18th century embroidery waistcoat Men's waistcoat cream silk embroidered Straight cut collar trapezoidally cut hems low-set pockets covered flaps Fastened neck 12 covered embroidered buttons identical buttons under pocket flaps Embroidery decorates edges closure flaps under pockets Small floral garlands tied bundles grass Embroidery satin stitch Predominant colors yellow green dark purple Laced back silk lining Fabric-covered 1780s Europe Silesia Garment length 70 cm sleeveless light beige silk garment laid flat pale gray background showing high neckline asymmetrical front opening row covered buttons fabric subtle sheen visible creases seams ornate floral embroidery front opening hem shades gold brown muted purple small stitched floral motifs repeated pointed flared lower panels.