Gentleman's court coat, c1760-90

Gentleman's court coat and waistcoat (detail). Ivory silk brocaded with silver metallic thread and tiny ivory, pink, green and black rosebud spots and alternating thin blue floss silk brocaded bands. The buttons are embroidered with silver metal thread arranged in coils, with foliage formed from pink, green, silver and gold spangles, outlined in gold coiled thread

1760-90 Alternating Arranged Bands Brocaded Coiled Coils Floss Formed Metallic Outlined Rosebud Spangles Spots Thread Tiny Waistcoat

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