Embroidered Fabric for a Waistcoat front
1800-15
- Medium
- Silk, plain weave foundation; embroidered with silk threads in satin and stem stitches with borders worked in diagonal satin stitch; French knots
- Classification
- Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions
- 70.8 × 55.7 cm (27 7/8 × 21 7/8 in.)
- Culture
- France
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Textiles
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
Men’s waistcoats, or vests, were worn with jackets and breeches; the design and color of the waistcoat’s fabric usually contrasted with the matching suit. Because the waistcoat was worn under the jacket, its back was not visible and would be made from a cheaper fabric.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
