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Jacket

Jacket
ca.1940-1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Turquoise collarless cotton blazer, worn by the actor, director and playwright Noel Coward (1899-1973). From Coward's personal wardrobe.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleJacket (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Cotton, machine stitched, brass button fastening.
Brief description
Turquoise collarless cotton blazer, worn by the actor, director and playwright Noel Coward (1899-1973). From Coward's personal wardrobe
Physical description
Bright turquoise collarless cotton long sleeved jacket. The jacket is unlined, with two functional pockets, one at the proper left, and the other on the proper right side base. The jacket fastens at the centre front with a vertical row of 5 brass buttons, each one moulded with the motif of an anchor. Two further, small, matching buttons have been added at each cuff. The jacket is machine stitched, there is no maker's label.
Dimensions
  • Rear of collar to hem length: 76cm
  • Across the shoulders width: 46cm
  • Widest point width: 49cm
  • Packed weight weight: 0.7kg
Summary
Turquoise collarless cotton blazer, worn by the actor, director and playwright Noel Coward (1899-1973). From Coward's personal wardrobe.
Collection
Accession number
S.1399-1984

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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