Waistcoat
Description
Ivory silk faille waistcoat with floral embroidery worn by William Pinkney in 1807. It features a high collar, cut-away fronts, and a cotton back.
Creator
Date
1807
Ivory silk faille waistcoat with floral embroidery worn by William Pinkney in 1807. It features a high collar, cut-away fronts, and a cotton back.
1807
Silk faille, silk satin, cotton
15 inches (shoulder), 44.5 inches (chest), 39 inches (waist), 29 inches (front length), 26.5 inches (back length)
1956.75.23
1956.75
166
William Pinkney (1764-1822) wore this embroidered waistcoat to the court of King George III while holding office as the United States Minister to England.
Gift of Mrs. Lawrence R. Carton
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