Unique Man’s waistcoat with a round neckline, curving fronts and skirts reaching to top of the knee. Each front has a pocket and pointed pocket flap. The fronts, back and pocket flaps are made of white silk satin. The waistcoat is lined with linen; the skirt, pocket and pocket-flap linings and front facings are made of green silk twill. The waistcoat is embroidered-to-shape with coloured silk chenille thread, in shades of brown, yellow, green, pink and blue, in a pattern of large flowers and leaves that fills both fronts and the pocket flaps. There are 14 worked buttonholes along the left front with 14 silver passementerie buttons on the right front, and 4 below each pocket. Man's waistcoat, 1735-45, British; White silk satin, embroidered chenille thread