Man's waistcoat, 1785-1790, British; oyster-coloured silk satin, woven-to-shape, brocaded dark pink and yellow Man’s waistcoat with a standing 2-inch (5 cm) collar, revers, straight fronts and straight hem, hip-length. Each front has a welted pocket. The fronts and collars are made of oyster silk satin, the back of bleached cotton. The waistcoat fronts and pockets are lined with bleached linen, the back of linen; the revers are faced with the oyster-coloured silk satin, the front skirts with unbleached linen twill. The waistcoat is woven-to-shape with brocaded dark pink and yellow silk, a pattern of 4-leafed shapes and a border of cartouches, on the pocket welts, front collar and revers, along the front edges and hems. The waistcoat is true double-breasted, with 8 worked buttonholes and 8 self-covered buttons on each front.