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Jacket

1972 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Man's brown pigskin suede jacket. Hip-length and single-breasted fastened by fine wooden buttons. There are four slit pockets each fastened by a chunky style of zip (GUSUM). There are two inside breast pockets. The waist is shaped at the sides by inset elastic. The jacket has a decorative applied yoke and half straps with a button at the cuffs. Top-stitched in tan coloured thread. The lining is of tan coloured, possibly acrylic, fabric with a printed motif. The maker's and shop label are stitched to the right inside pocket and left facing and a suede cleaner's label is stitched to the inside left pocket.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Suede pigskin and wood, lined with printed fabric, possibly acrylic
Brief description
Man's pigskin suede jacket, designed by Austin Reed Ltd., Great Britain, 1972
Physical description
Man's brown pigskin suede jacket. Hip-length and single-breasted fastened by fine wooden buttons. There are four slit pockets each fastened by a chunky style of zip (GUSUM). There are two inside breast pockets. The waist is shaped at the sides by inset elastic. The jacket has a decorative applied yoke and half straps with a button at the cuffs. Top-stitched in tan coloured thread. The lining is of tan coloured, possibly acrylic, fabric with a printed motif. The maker's and shop label are stitched to the right inside pocket and left facing and a suede cleaner's label is stitched to the inside left pocket.
Dimensions
  • Circumference: 38in
  • Circumference: 96cm
  • Weight: 1.4kg
Marks and inscriptions
(Maker's and shop label stitched to the right inside pocket and left facing and a suede cleaner's label is stitched to the inside left pocket.)
Credit line
Given by Clive Mason-Pope
Collection
Accession number
T.115-1983

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Record createdMay 20, 2009
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