Man's waistcoat, 1770-75, British; Ivory figured taffeta, brocaded with silver-gilt thread, 1755-60 A man's waistcoat with round neckline, curving fronts and skirts reaching to between the mid and top of the thigh. Each front has a pocket and shaped pocket flap. The fronts and back skirts are made of ivory figured taffeta brocaded with silver-gilt thread and strip in a pattern of large floral sprigs. The back is made of white silk; the waistcoat is lined with bleached linen; the fronts faced and the skirts lined with white silk. There are 13 worked buttonholes along the left front and 13 corresponding buttons embroidered with silver purl and spangles on the right front, and 3 below each pocket.