Waistcoat
(1840-1850)
Medium
silk, cotton, metal (eyelets)
Measurements
52.7 cm (centre back) 42.0 cm (width)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Lady Nicholson and her daughter, 1951
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
(England)
Accession Number
1057B-D4
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Physical description
Waistcoat with shawl collar in blue and gold 'paisley-like' allover woven pattern with two slit pockets at each side front. It is short waisted to a very slight point and fastens with five button self covered buttons. The back is made of fine cotton, with a latchet at centre back featuring metal bound holes tied with silk ribbon.
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Tie
SILVIA, Italy (manufacturer)
Pleated dress
BOTTEGA VENETA, Italy (fashion house); Tomas MAIER (designer)
Anemones
(ENGLAND)
Border
(FRANCE)
Sampler
Lydia Ann NEWSOM
Headpiece
PHILIPPE NIBART, Paris (attributed to) (millinery house)
Gloves
(FRANCE)
MAT
WIENER WERKSTÄTTE, Vienna (attributed to)
Fragment of brocade
(FRANCE)
MANTLE
(ENGLAND)
Boots
TOM FORD, New York (fashion house); Tom FORD (designer)
Handbag
(ENGLAND)
Gloves
FRANCE
Fragment of brocade
(FRANCE)
Dress
JULIEN MACDONALD, London (fashion house); Julien MacDONALD (designer)
Look 49, dress
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, London (fashion house); Alexander McQUEEN (designer)
Coat (Banyan)
FRANCE
Border
(ITALY)
DRAW-STRING BAG
Border
(FRANCE)
Tie
GONONICI OF PALMA
Gloves
DENT
Waistcoat patterns
(FRANCE)
Gloves
(ENGLAND)
Drawstring bag
(FRANCE)
Bag
(FRANCE)
Gloves
ENGLAND
Flounce
(FLANDERS)
Gloves
ITALY
Carpet, from the Francis W. Little House, Peoria, Illinois
Frank Lloyd WRIGHT (designer)