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Waistcoat fronts

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.

Credit: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf...

late 18th-early 19th century
Medium: silk Technique: embroidery and appliqué on satin weave
1962-54-42
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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