Fashion — 1851-1861
Waistcoat
Brown silk crepe single breasted waistcoat embellished with blue embroidery. It has a low cut neckline with curved lapels (with hidden button to secure each lapel) and a curved hem line, dipping lower in front than back. There is a pair of welt pockets either side of centre front. The blue trim embroidery is hand worked in a circular-knot pattern down the lapels, front, and pockets. The brown buttons are also embroidered in a blue thread. There is a pair of ties with a metal buckle at back waist for adjusting the fit.
The waistcoat once belonged to the Prince Consort Albert (1819-1861) and the hand work is said to have been done by his daughter Princess Alice (1843-1878). Alice was the third of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s nine children; Alice went on to nurse her father through the final days of his fatal illness and then became Victoria’s unofficial secretary for a period of time following Albert’s death.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 58.121/1
- Object name:
- waistcoat
- Object type:
- waistcoat
- Artist/Maker:
- Alice, Princess
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- Production date:
- 1851-1861
- Material:
- silk, cotton, metal
- Measurements/duration:
- L 520 mm (CB measured flat from top edge of collar to waistcoat hem), L 590 mm (overall, top of collar to hem), L 260 mm (centre front), L 515 mm (centre back), W 480 mm (chest) (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
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