Man's waistcoat, 1775-1780, Britlish; Blue and silver striped silk, brocaded with abstract sprig A man's waistcoat with rounded neckline, curving fronts and skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. Each front has a pocket and shaped pocket flap. The fronts are made of silk striped with blue satin and silver strip and white silk stripes, brocaded with small abstract floral sprigs in green and 2 shades of blue. The back and lining are linen; the fronts are faced and front skirts lined with white silk twill. There are 13 worked buttonholes along the left front and 13 corresponding embroidered buttons on the right.