Waistcoat fronts, Medium: silk, metal-wrapped silk core thread, flat metal strip and wire coil embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered in satin stitch on 7&1 satin foundation, Two waistcoat fronts with a dense, large-scale floral border ornamenting the center front and lower edges and waistline. Embroidered in 13 colors of silk chenille, 4 metallic yarns, 2 silk yarns plied with metal, strips of flat metal and coils of wire couched on a brilliant yellow silk foundation., Italy or France, 1730–40, costume & accessories, Waistcoat fronts

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