£6,048
Auction: Five Centuries
the white silk brocaded in silver and gilt threads with an elaborate design of scrolling flowers and pomegranates, with twelve buttons and concealed button holes, the serpentine side pockets each with three decorative buttons, lined with cream linen and silk
Provenance: By repute from the family of The Erskine's of Alva, which included James Erskine, Lord Barjarg and Alva (Scottish 1722–1796). This waistcoat was on long-term loan to The Museums of Scotland before being reclaimed by the current vendor's mother, a descendant of the Fulton and Elibank families. Lord Alva was painted by Allan Ramsay (Scottish 1713 - 1784) wearing a very similar styled waistcoat, circa 1750. The painting is now in the collection of The National Galleries of Scotland, bequeathed by the 13th Baron Elibank in 1973, Accession Number PG 2216.