Not currently on display at the V&A

Jacket

ca. 1865-1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

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Object type
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.
Collection
Accession number
T.216-1987

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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