Waistcoat of quilted silk, England, ca. 1745. Waistcoat made of yellow silk and quilted in a diaper pattern, bound with yellow grosgrain silk ribbon. The centre back is reinforced with a strip of linen. It is hip length, collarless and sleeveless with a centre front eyelet fastening shaped to the waist with overlapping, rounded hip basques. The neck is bound with matching silk braid and the eyelet…