Doing History in Public

Tag: Advent

  • 1. An Eighteenth-Century Waistcoat

    1. An Eighteenth-Century Waistcoat

    By Zara Kesterton (@ZaraKesterton) This eighteenth-century man’s waistcoat would look appropriately festive at a Christmas party, with its cream silk and rich embroidery glimmering under candlelight. It was likely made initially for use at the British court between c.1770 and c.1795. The waistcoat features a floral design with an innovative machine-made net applied over dark…