Jacket
ca. 1865-1870 (made)
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Woman's jacket of white cashmere wool trimmed with white silk braid. Long waist length, opens down the centre front and flared with the back cut in one piece and vents from the waist at the centre back and at each side seam. The sleeves are wide and flared. Trimmed with white silk trefoil braid around the neck and down the sides of the fronts, around the hem, the vents, the armholes and the cuffs where it is additionally trimmed with knotted silk fringe. With a scallop edge. It fastens with a self-covered button at the neck. The front fastening consists of three white silk knotted loops, forming frogs. The buttons are wound with white silk and re-embroidered. Lined with white silk and hand-stitched.
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Materials and techniques | Cashmere wool trimmed with silk braid and knotted silk fringe, embroidered buttons, and lined with silk and hand-stitched |
Brief description | Woman's jacket of cashmere wool trimmed with silk braid, England, ca. 1865-1870 |
Physical description | Woman's jacket of white cashmere wool trimmed with white silk braid. Long waist length, opens down the centre front and flared with the back cut in one piece and vents from the waist at the centre back and at each side seam. The sleeves are wide and flared. Trimmed with white silk trefoil braid around the neck and down the sides of the fronts, around the hem, the vents, the armholes and the cuffs where it is additionally trimmed with knotted silk fringe. With a scallop edge. It fastens with a self-covered button at the neck. The front fastening consists of three white silk knotted loops, forming frogs. The buttons are wound with white silk and re-embroidered. Lined with white silk and hand-stitched. |
Credit line | Given by Mrs C. Archer |
Object history | Registered File number 1987/1161. |
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Accession number | T.216-1987 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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