Waistcoat fronts, Medium: silk, metal thread Technique: supplementary warp floats and discontinuous supplementary wefts (brocading) in plain weave foundation, Two waistcoat fronts with a coral-colored foundation with small, all-over floral design. Ornamented at the center front and lower edges and pockets with gold metallic cornucopias and sprays of polychrome silk flowers. In seven colors of silk and three different metallic yarns., France, 1740-50, costume & accessories, Waistcoat fronts