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Waistcoat Front Panel

A work made of cotton, plain weave foundation; embroidered with linen thread in buttonhole, herringbone, satin, overcast and feather stitches; french knots; geometric fillings, coral stitch openwork ground; buttons covered with tailor's buttonhole stitch.
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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave foundation; embroidered with linen thread in buttonhole, herringbone, satin, overcast and feather stitches; french knots; geometric fillings, coral stitch openwork ground; buttons covered with tailor's buttonhole stitch.

Date:

1720-40

Artist:

England or Germany

About this artwork

White-on-white embroidery relies on variation in texture and translucence to reveal its pattern. Accordingly, the designer and embroiderer must choose their materials and stitches very carefully to achieve a legible and attractive design. Such so-called whitework may have originated in East Asia and been introduced to Europe through trade with the Indian subcontinent.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Waistcoat Front Panel

Place

England (Object made in)

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Made 1720–1740

Medium

Cotton, plain weave foundation; embroidered with linen thread in buttonhole, herringbone, satin, overcast and feather stitches; French knots; geometric fillings, coral stitch openwork ground; buttons covered with tailor's buttonhole stitch

Dimensions

88.3 × 41.7 cm (34 3/4 × 16 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne

Reference Number

1926.133

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