Object number
51/397
Description
This waistcoat belonged to yeoman farmer, whose family had lived at Ashmore Farm in Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire, for over 300 years. It is a best waistcoat of the type worn under a cut-away coat in the mid-nineteenth century. It is handmade with the two front pieces and collar in natural coloured corded silk, embroidered with a blue and natural floral design. The back is made of white cotton and is laced across the middle so that the coat could be tightened or loosened easily. The fronts are fastened by six buttons and buttonholes and there are two slit pockets.
Physical description
1 best waistcoat: silk; cotton; good condition
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note - 'According to the donor, one of the ancestors of the yeoman farmer had 'the honour of having Charles II’s physician down to see him and prescribe, where he was and what proved to be his deathbed. This was through the courtesy of the Verney Family whose estate he managed during the incarceration of Sir Ralph Verney in Prison for his activities on behalf of the King against Cromwell.'
Production date
1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Production period
Nineteenth century
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