. . . "A woman's waistcoat with long, close-fitting sleeves, narrow shoulder wings, semi-circular cuffs and a small curved collar at the back neck. The torso is cut in three pieces: two front side pieces and one back panel with five gores inserted at the lower edge to give ease over the hips. The sleeves are cut in two pieces with a slit at the wrist. The whole garment is lined with coral silk taffeta.\n\nThe whole garment is embroidered in an all over pattern of scrolling vines in silver-gilt plaited braid stitch from which spring a variety of flowers, fruits and insects worked in coloured silks and silver-gilt thread. In the 1620s, an edging of spangled silver-gilt bobbin lace was added. Fragments remain of the original silk ribbons used to fasten the waistcoat.\n\nEmbroidered using detached buttonhole, stem, plaited braid, chain, couching and dot stitches, with knots and speckling, with coloured silk threads, silver-gilt threads and spangles.."@en .