Man’s waistcoat with a 1-inch (5 cm) standing collar, revers, straight fronts and hem, hip-length, with a welted pocket on each front. The fronts, collar, revers and pocket welts are made of purple and white striped uncut silk velvet with a voided, pale blue pink ground, woven-to-shape, in a pattern of abstract floral sprigs and sprays. The voided centre of the circular elements of the weave are embroidered with silver spangles. The back is made of fustian. The waistcoat is lined with fustian, the pockets with glazed linen; the fronts faced with ivory silk twill. Buttonhole borders are woven along the right and left front edges, the lower 10 on the left front are cut. There are 10 woven-to-shape buttons on the right front edge.