Waistcoat Front Panel
1720–1740
- Medium
- Cotton, plain weave foundation; embroidered with linen thread in buttonhole, herringbone, satin, overcast and feather stitches; French knots; geometric fillings, coral stitch openwork ground; buttons covered with tailor's buttonhole stitch
- Dimensions
- 88.3 × 41.7 cm (34 3/4 × 16 3/8 in.)
- Genre
- textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
linenclothingwhiteworkdress (garment)costume - embroideryneedlework (visual works)costumecotton (fiber)Textile18th Centuryembroideringplain weaving
About
White-on-white embroidery relies on variation in texture and translucence to reveal its pattern. Accordingly, the designer and embroiderer must choose their materials and stitches very carefully to achieve a legible and attractive design. Such so-called whitework may have originated in East Asia and been introduced to Europe through trade with the Indian subcontinent.