"Glistening silver embroidery decorates the pocket flap of this blue silk waistcoat dating from the 1740s. Silver thread, purl (metal thread wound into a short coil), strip and spangles (sequins) comprise the decoration which covers the pocket flaps and the front and lower edges of the waistcoat. Each pocket flap has a button stitched on both corners and four sewn below. All are decorative and there are no buttonholes. \n\nThis waistcoat could have formed part of a wedding ensemble, as the combination of blue and silver was fashionable for the bridegroom in the 18th century. In Samuel Richardson\u2019s novel, Pamela (1741), Mr B. wears such a waistcoat to his wedding to Pamela. Similarly, the hero of The Adventures of Sir Lancelot Greaves, by Tobias Smollet (1760) marries in a \u2018white coat and blue sattin vest, both embroidered with silver\u2019."@en . "0.4339999854564666748"^^ . "A man's waistcoat of blue ribbed silk, embroidered with silver thread, strip, purl and spangles, lined with silk"@en . . . "A man's waistcoat of blue ribbed silk, embroidered with silver thread, strip, purl and spangles, lined with silk"@en . . . . . "0.56559997797012329102"^^ . "M, British, 1740s; Sleeveless, blue silk embroidered with silver thread"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Unique"@en . . . . . "T.29-1950" . . . "0.6661999821662902832"^^ . . . . . "0.7761999964714050293"^^ . . . . "1740 / 1749, United Kingdom" . "Glistening silver embroidery decorates the pocket flap of this blue silk waistcoat dating from the 1740s. Silver thread, purl (metal thread wound into a short coil), strip and spangles (sequins) comprise the decoration which covers the pocket flaps and the front and lower edges of the waistcoat. Each pocket flap has a button stitched on both corners and four sewn below. All are decorative and there are no buttonholes. \n\nThis waistcoat could have formed part of a wedding ensemble, as the combination of blue and silver was fashionable for the bridegroom in the 18th century. In Samuel Richardson\u2019s novel, Pamela (1741), Mr B. wears such a waistcoat to his wedding to Pamela. Similarly, the hero of The Adventures of Sir Lancelot Greaves, by Tobias Smollet (1760) marries in a \u2018white coat and blue sattin vest, both embroidered with silver\u2019."@en . "0.56000000238418579102"^^ . "M, British, 1740s; Sleeveless, blue silk embroidered with silver thread"@en . . "1740 / 1749, United Kingdom" . . . . "Unique"@en .