Two halves of a man’s waistcoat made of cream ribbed silk, lined with linen and faced with dark green silk sarsenet.. It has a round neck and short skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. It is lined and backed with coarse, unbleached linen. Green silk ribbon, ⅞-inch (2.2 cm) wide, edged the neck, fronts, hem, pockets and outlines the pockets. The waistcoat is tamboured with coloured silks in a floral pattern. Two halves of a man's waistcoat, 1775-1785, British; Cream ribbed silk, tamboured, green ribbon trim, left