Waistcoat, uncut, embroidered in a floral fantasy pattern in multicoloured silk, silver thread, silver spangles and rhinestones, painted with a geometric border, on cream-coloured taffeta
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Untrimmed vest of cream-coloured taffeta, embroidered in a floral fantasy pattern in multicoloured silk, silver thread, silver spangles and rhinestones, painted with a geometric border. Model: elongated panel with two green-striped selvedges, on which the two front panels of the vest with front facing the middle are embroidered. Straight front panels, elongated flap pockets and corner for inside of lapel. Decoration: in the middle a scattering motif of a fantasy feather/plume of blue, purple and yellow silk in a half-open circle of spangles, alternated by stars of silver thread. Around this a border of flower bouquets in multicoloured silk on spreading thin stems of silver thread and spangles, which come together with rhinestones and cannetille and then spread out again with thicker silver thread and spangles.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description