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Waistcoat
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Waistcoat

1780–90 · Medium: silk Technique: embroidery in chain stitch made with a tambour hook using 15 colors of silk on silk plain weave foundation

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Waistcoats (garments)Embroidery (visual works)
Credit lineWaistcoat. 1780–90. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf. CC0.
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