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Waistcoat

ca. 1790 · Medium: silk embroidery on silk foundation, linen back Technique: embroidered using satin and stem stitch in twelve colors of silk, two colors of couched silk chenille, appliqué of black silk plain weave on 7&1 satin foundation.

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

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Costume accessories Costume Waistcoats (garments)

Credit lineWaistcoat. ca. 1790. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf. CC0.

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