Suit
September 1954 (made)
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Single-breasted man's casual three-piece suit in black and white Glenurquhart check wool in alternating blocks of hounds tooth and gingham check patterns.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wool lined with synthetic fibre, nylon and cotton, plastic and metal |
| Brief description | Single-breasted man's casual three-piece suit in wool, made by Watson, Fagerstrom & Hughes, London, 1954 |
| Physical description | Single-breasted man's casual three-piece suit in black and white Glenurquhart check wool in alternating blocks of hounds tooth and gingham check patterns. |
| Dimensions | Measurements taken from outside of garment |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'WATSON, FAGERSTROM & HUGHES LTD / 16 HANOVER STREET, HANOVER SQUARE, / LONDON W1' and No... 38199 Date ...9/54 NEIL M. ROGERS ESQ (Tailor's label inside front interior jacket pocket, duplicated in interior of trousers. Personal details handwritten) |
| Object history | Worn by Bunny Rogers, a flamboyant dandy of the post-war period, who was a particular proponent of the Neo-Edwardian style of the late 1940s and 1950s. Acquired as part of a grouping of his clothing by the Museum in 1998 |
| Production | Attribution note: Tailoring commission |
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| Accession number | T.16:1 to 3-1998 |
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| Record created | May 21, 2007 |
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