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Waistcoat
This is a Waistcoat. It is dated 1730–50 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is silk, buckram and its technique is embroidered in satin, running and knot stitches, with couched crimped thread on a satin foundation. the garment is lined with silk moiré and the skirt in interlined with buckram (sized heavy linen plain weave). It is a part of the Textiles department.
This object was
bequest of
Richard Cranch Greenleaf (American, 1887–1961).
It is credited Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 88.9 x 89.5 cm (35 in. x 35 1/4 in.)
Cite this object as
Waistcoat; silk, buckram; H x W: 88.9 x 89.5 cm (35 in. x 35 1/4 in.); Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf; 1962-54-7
