Medium: silk, metallic thread, metal paillettes and sequins, painted details Technique: embroidered in couched, satin, stem, and knot stitches on taffeta, printed appliqués on 5-harness satin
Type:
costume & accessories
Waistcoat
Made in:
France
Date:
late 18th–early 19th century
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Gentleman's waistcoat of white taffeta embroidered in pale colored silks and sequins, applied medallions and borders of silk. Medallions are plate-printed in violet and show nymphs dancing in a wooded area before Hermes (?), a child and a bust statue. Waistcoat is in a more restrained neo-Classical style.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
