Brocade Jacket

Brocade Jacket
1780-90

Very attractive.

Cataloguing

the cream finely ribbed silk woven ribbon trails in a ivory self weave with sprays of flowers caught with ribbons, others sprays with smaller flowers, the deep neck with front opening, the tapering sleeves with embroidered X stitch round the edges up to the buttoned cuff, the peplum with squared flat lappets edged with silk ribbon, the back lappet elongated and rounded trimmed with silk gathered ribbon, lined with linen, 37 in bust; the back neck to lowest point 18 in or 46 cm.