A man' s waistcoat with round neckline, curving fronts and skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. Each front has a pocket and shaped pocket flap. The fronts are made of white silk taffeta embroidered-to-shape with silk thread in shades of pink and green in a pattern of floral sprigs and ribbons. The back is made of cream worsted twill and the waistcoat lined with unbleached fustian. The fronts are faced and the front skirts lined with white silk twill. The back skirts are lined with cream worsted twill. There are 13 worked buttonholes along the left front and 13 corresponding embroidred buttons along the right front.