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Boy's Attendant Suit

1919 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

A boy’s suit of a metallic gold brocade tabard and shorts with satin blouse and decorated with gold braid. The suit was worn by Martin Charteris who was an attendant at the wedding of Lady Diana Manners to Duff Cooper on 2 June 1919.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Children's Clothes
Object type
Boy's attendant suit
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Tabard
  • Breetches
  • Blouse
Materials and techniques
gold brocade, satin, sewing
Brocade
Satin
Brocade
Brief description
Boy’s attendant suit comprising of a gold brocade tabard and breetches and satin blouse, 1919
Physical description
Boy’s suit made of metallic gold brocade tabard and breetches, decorated with gold braid. Peacock blue chiffon lining. Satin blouse.
Dimensions
  • Blouse length: 26cm (Note: measured from the top of the neck down the back to the bottom of garment's hem)
  • Blouse circumference: 66cm (Note: chest)
  • Blouse length: 33cm (Note: sleeve from the shoulder's seam to the hem of the cuff)
  • Breetches length: 36.3cm (Note: From waist to the trouser leg's hem)
  • Breetches circumference: 66cm (Note: waist)
  • Tabard length: 54cm (Note: From top of the neck, down the back to the bottom of the garment's hem)
  • Tabard circumference: 78cm (Note: chest)
Style
20th Century First Quarter
Object history
The suit was worn by Martin Charteris who was an attendant at the wedding of Lady Diana Manners to Duff Cooper on 2 June 1919. Martin was the son of Diana’s sister, Violet who was married to Lord Elcho. This society wedding generated much media and public attention:

"The day itself was unclouded; Diana remembers the nervous wait in the library, immobilised under the huge veil. Then came the drive to St Margaret’s Westminster with the Duke. Their car had to slow to a snail’s pace to make its way through the crowds round the church. The bells were pealing triumphantly as she came out into the sunshine on Duff’s arm, and the children of Viola and Alan Parsons scattered rose petals at their feet "(Cooper.1987).

Cooper, A. (1987) The Diana Cooper Scrapbook. Hamilton. pp. 63, 73-74.
Associations
Manners, Diana Lady
Summary
A boy’s suit of a metallic gold brocade tabard and shorts with satin blouse and decorated with gold braid. The suit was worn by Martin Charteris who was an attendant at the wedding of Lady Diana Manners to Duff Cooper on 2 June 1919.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.27-2014

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Record createdSeptember 1, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1299845/boys-attendant-suit-unknown/
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