1970s
A very stiff and padded waistcoat that is heavily decorated on the front and back with couched silk and metal threads to produce connecting squares lines flowers and foliage as well as stylised birds and fish
TRC 2011.0041b
Waistcoat
Textile Research Centre
Cotton synthetic metal glass
Factory woven cloth (damask) couching metal thread embroidery (couching straight stitch applied beads and spangles