Art Institute of Chicago
Design for an Embroidered Waistcoat Pocket
France, probably LyonLinkedCulture matchlcp-7650447e1640
- Date
- 1780-90
- Medium
- Opaque and translucent watercolor with graphite on green laid paper
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 103008
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
In the 18th century designs for textiles were often drawn by professionals trained in floral painting. Designs for waistcoats usually show the lower edge of the garment from the pocket to the hem, indicating to both embroiderer and client all of the motifs included in the pattern. Some drawings are inscribed with numbers. Such numbers helped the merchant and makers identify patterns and prices when a client selected a pattern.
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- Credit line
- Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. John V. Farwell III
- Provenance
- Elinor Merrell (died 1993), Elinor Merrell Antiques, New York, by 1984 [invoice, Nov. 9, 1984; incoming receipt RX15121, Nov. 21, 1984, copies in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1984.
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- Object type
- AAT300033973
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