Waistcoat
1750–1800
- Medium
- Silk, warp-faced plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in satin, long and short, outline, and straight stitches; satin stitch over stiff paper circles; slanting satin stitch border; block shading; lined with cotton, plain weave
- Dimensions
- A (proper left): 66.7 × 38.1 cm (26 1/4 × 15 1/4 in.) B (proper right): 66 × 40.6 cm (26 × 16 in.) Overall: 66.4 × 75.9 cm (26 1/8 × 29 7/8 in.) Chest circumference: 88 cm (34 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
silk (fiber)clothingfashiondress (garment)needlework (visual works)costumeTextilepaper (fiber product)