Pair of Waistcoat Front Panels
Unknown
1760s
Medium
Cotton, plain weave foundation; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk thread in chain stitches
Dimensions
a: 88.2 × 39 cm (34 1/4 × 15 3/8 in.); b: 86.6 × 38 cm (34 1/4 × 15 in.)
Classification
waistcoat (garment)
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
73725
About the Artist
Unknown
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