Waistcoat front
Cooper Hewitt

Waistcoat front

late 18th century

Technique: Embroidery using satin, stem and knot stitches in twelve colors of floss silk and metal-wrapped silk; coils of metal wire, sequins (paillettes) and paste jewels sewn on silk plain weave foundation. Trimmed with four color woven silk fringe.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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Cooper Hewitt

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