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Waistcoat
(1890)
- Medium
- linen, silk, cotton, shell, metal
- Measurements
- 55.0 cm (centre back) 40.5 cm (waist, flat)
- Place/s of Execution
- Australia
- Accession Number
- D15-1978
- Department
- Australian Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Terence Lane, 1978
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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These printed, embroidered and patterned waistcoats reveal the dash of extravagance that enlivened gentlemen’s wardrobes during the nineteenth century. A standard feature of men’s dress, the waistcoat was often made in materials that contrasted with the jacket and trousers. Here, noticeable differences in construction, decoration, fit and material draw attention to the aesthetic conventions that shaped a man’s personal approach to dress.
- Physical description
- Cream linen waiscoat with front entirely embroidered with a check patten in red and gold silk floss executed in running stitch. Waistcoat fastens with six shell shank buttons and seven button-holes. The back is made in brown cotton, with a waist belt tie. The front features four pockets which are lined with blue and white striped cotton.