Waistcoat
Maker
Unknown
Datec. 1790 - 1810
Mediumembroidered silks on silk
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John B. Seymour in memory of her father, Joseph Hilton.
Object number1929.3.17
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Label TextA finely embroidered English waistcoat of the George III era.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, American and European museums’ collections included examples of textiles representing the woven history of many different global cultures. The Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences [now Telfair Museums] received collections of textiles from various well-traveled Savannahians.