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Man's coat of white cotton, lined with white linen, with deep cuff ornamentation, all of white quilting with sections of punched work and embroidered French knots. The design is an elaborate flower pattern common during the early 18th century. The shoulder seams, the uneven placing of design in the back and interception of pattern at the neck would indicate that this back has been added from something else, probably a waistcoat, and that this coat has been recut.

Waistcoat, 18th century
cotton, linen.
1951-134-6

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Gentleman's waistcoat of off-white taffeta in a collarless, cutaway style and shaped pocket flaps. Embroidered in multicolored silks. Body has lattice arrangement of sprigs, flower buds and X-shapes while center front has a floral vine decoration. Pocket flaps have ribbon garlands over a gazebo-like structure. Below flaps, white birds, flowers and floral garlands.

Waistcoat, mid- 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-54-22

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Gentleman's waistcoat of white ribbed silk has a small standing collar with revers and is cut straight across the bottom. Applied border of navy blue silk is decorated with single flower heads and covers the front collar, center front, pocket flaps, and the bottom edge. Body has small detached geometrical motifs while small clusters of leaves and flowers decorate the center front. Larger leaf and flower clusters with elaborately shaded ribbon garland decorate the spaces above and below the pocket flaps. Pockets flaps have applied pale blue medallions filled with a single large flower head.

Waistcoat, late 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-54-39

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Man's short waistcoat with standing collar, notched hem and pocket flaps. In white silk satin embroidered with an all-over design of small floral sprigs and densely embroidered on the front and lower edges with floral vine, in pale blues, greens and yellows.

Waistcoat, late 18th century
silk embroidery on silk foundation.
Gift of Mrs. Montgomery Hare.
1937-55-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Man's waistcoat in dark brown silk with multicolored floral embroidery. Collarless cutaway style with scalloped pocket flaps.

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Gentleman's waistcoat, slightly cutaway with a straight edge bottom and collarless, in off-white taffeta is embroidered in brown and light gray-green. Tiny detached floral sprigs decorate the body while larger sprays and garland run along the center front. Garland extends to bottom edge, and pocket flaps and space below have leafy sprays.

Waistcoat, late 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-54-41

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Waistcoat without collar embroidered with silk and metallic yarns. Cream brocade foundation with trailing florals, embroidered with scattered blue flowers throughout and polychrome flowers along center, bottom and curving pocket flaps.

Waistcoat, late 18th century
silk, metallic yarns.
Gift of Richard V. Hare.
1973-82-2-a,b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Gentleman's waistcoat of white satin with a small standing collar is cut straight across the bottom with straight pocket flaps and ten buttons. Embroidered in multicolored silks with a detached linear motif across the front. Flower border extends down the center front. Both pockets have a yellow butterfly. Under one pocket, two sheep worked in chenille thread, and the other side has two birds, one in a nest.

Waistcoat, late 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-54-38

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Pocket flap with a black brocaded design of a floral garland on an off-white ground. Shape of pocket flap is outlined with a wavy line of cut black pile.

Waistcoat Pocket, 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-56-169

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Man's waistcoat with straight hem, standing collar and welt pockets. White ribbed silk embroidered with multicolored silk, silver thread and sequins. Ground of scattered minute floral sprays. Border design of large flower sprays. Bullfighting scene under each pocket. Buttons from a later period. Many missing sequins show the original design as drawn on the foundation fabric.

Waistcoat, late 18th century
silk and metallic embroidery with sequins, silk foundation.
Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
1931-43-6

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Gentleman's waistcoat of white silk grosgrain embroidered in a highly conventionalized delicate floral design, with silver thread, sequins, and bits of clear glass.

Waistcoat, late 18th century
silk, metal thread, sequins, pailettes, clear glass.
1923-35-9

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Pocket flap of cut velvet and brocading in a design of roses and floral sprigs against a dark red serpentine ribbon.

Waistcoat Pocket, 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-56-168

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Green silk fabric woven for a waistcoat has a scene with a woman in a fruit tree, lowering her basket down a man below. Space above the pocket flaps has rows of garland. Vertical repeat of a women lowering a fruit basket to a man with a long hook fills spaces next to the buttons and button holes.

Waistcoat, late 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-54-15

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Waistcoat Fragments

Waistcoat Fragments
silk, printed silk, silver and brilliants.
1962-52-21-a,b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Waistcoat Panel

Waistcoat Panel
linen.
1962-54-10-a,b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Waistcoat (England)

Waistcoat (England)
linen.
1962-54-65-a/f

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 15 images of this object.

Fragment of a waistcoat front brocaded in a multicolored chinoiserie pattern of a fisherman with a large bird along bottom edge. Flower and bead garland on the center front and pockets.

Waistcoat Fragment, late 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-56-22

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Right side of wite twill waistcoat with deep white embroidered border of scrolling floral and leaf patterns in variety of stitches. Pakcet flap missing and a couple of pieces of white embroidery appliquéed in its place.

Waistcoat, Uncut (Netherlands), 18th century
linen, cotton.
1953-64-3

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Fragments of an embroidered waistcoat without collar or lining. Cream silk embroidered with pattern of small scattered flowers and trailing leaves with vertical stripes. Embroidered around the collar, front and pocket flaps with a design of flowers and circles carried out in satin stitch. Silk-covered buttons embroidered with flowers.

Waistcoat Fragments, late 18th century
silk on silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-54-28-a,b

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There are 5 images of this object.

Gentleman's waistcoat in dark golden color has horizontal ribbing and embroidery in multicolored silks in a design of floral sprays and vines. Waistcoat is in a cutaway style with shaped pocket and a small standing collar.

Waistcoat (France), mid- 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-54-61-b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Front panel of a gentleman's waistcoat embroidered in a delicate foral design on white satin.

Waistcoat Panel, late 18th century
silk, metallic thread, metal sequins, colored foil, glass beads.
1926-25-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Two waistcoat fronts, in ribbed off-white silk are joined together. Fronts are embroidered in multicolored silks with a large floral designs along the bottom edge and up the center front. Remainder is embroidered with small flower sprigs in an open grid-like arrangement.

Waistcoat Fronts, late 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-54-37

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Cream-white taffeta waistcoat embroidered in multi-colored silks using chain stitch. Legend of the Fox and the Crow across bottom and pocket flap. Sprays of flowers on buttonholes. Late 18th century style waistcoat with a straight bottom and standing collar. Narrow silk fringe edges on front and collar. Twelve buttons.

Waistcoat (France), late 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-54-40

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Gentleman's waistcoat fronts, connected by a low standing collar, are embroidered in multicolored naturalistic flower sprays. Waistcoat is straight across the bottom with straight pocket flaps.

Waistcoat Fronts, late 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-54-46

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Pair of waistcoat fronts with curved hems and flap pockets. Yellow silk satin, embroidered in satin stitch on front, lower and pocket edges with a dense, small-scale floral design in pale green, yellow and pinks. Badly damaged.

Pair Of Waistcoat Fronts, mid- 18th century
silk.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-88-97-a,b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Short waistcoat in reddish-pink satin with small, dark green cut velvet repeating buds in a heart-shaped framework. Printed cotton facing to fronts in multi-colored stripes and white lotus shapes. Undyed linen for lining and back. Hand-finished button holes.

Waistcoat (England), late 18th–early 19th century
silk, cotton, linen.
Gift of Harold Norton of the Hayden Company.
1950-3-31

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Waistcoat right front panel with a design of blindfolded Cupid being driven by a bird. Trimmed with polychrome fringe.

Waistcoat Front (France), late 18th century
L: 66 x W: 26 cm (one front).
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-54-36-b

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White ribbed silk with chain-stitch embroidery in grey and black silk in a delicate floral pattern, continuous at front and lower edges and pocket; offset springs spaced over ground.

Waistcoat (left Front) (France), late 18th century
silk.
Gift of Diana del Monte.
1926-36-2

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There are 2 images of this object.

Waistcoat panel with dark blue chenille embroidery in a pattern of imbricated scales, each containing a single floral sprig. Dense floral embroidery with French knots surrounds buttonholes.

Waistcoat Panel (France), mid-18th century
silk.
Gift of Diana del Monte.
1926-36-1

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There are 3 images of this object.

Panel of white silk with embroidery intended to cut and made into a waistcoat. Field sprinkled with tiny sprays of pink flowers and green leaves. Edges and pocket flaps decorated with border of small flowers within lines of paillettes and ornaments worked in metallic thread and foil.

Uncut Waistcoat (France), late 18th century
silk, metallic thread, paillettes, colored foil.
Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
1931-66-113

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Waistcoat Fragments (France)

Waistcoat Fragments (France)
silk.
1962-52-25-a,b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Uncut Waistcoat Fronts (France)

Uncut Waistcoat Fronts (France)
silk.
1962-54-32-a,b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 7 images of this object.

Gentleman's waistcoat fronts of cream-white satin in a double-breasted style with a wide center front section containing embroidery and a dark brown appliqué medallion with a white bird. Below bird medallion is a large vase with flowers, and a woman beneath a leafy arch holding a basket of fruits or vegetables. Straight pockets have a lobed appliqué with bird motifs. Flowers garlands are below the pockets.

Waistcoat Fronts, late 18th–early 19th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-54-42

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Waistcoat front (two sides) in plum-colored satin, embroidered in colored silks with all-over tiny flowers, delicate floral borders, and flower sprays on pocket flap and bottom.

Waistcoat Front (France), mid-18th century
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-54-54-a,b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Front corner of a waistcoat showing a beekeeper in multicolored silk on an ivory ground. Two buttonholes on the left side.

Waistcoat Pocket (France), late 18th century
silk.
Bequest of Marian Hague.
1971-50-128

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Waistcoat Fronts (France)

Waistcoat Fronts (France)
silk, silver foil wrapped around a silk core, metallic sequins and tinsel.
1903-15-3-a,b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.