Mourning Garment
1921 (made)
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Girl's mourning coat of black sateen lined with pale blue cotton. The coat is in a waisted, single-breasted style with a flared skirt and wrist-length sleeves with split cuffs of self fabric. The squared neck is embroidered all round with sprays of forget-me-nots in coloured silks, and the cuffs are trimmed with laid and couched pale blue silk. The garment fastens at the centre front with press studs beneath three bound and embroidered buttons, and was originally stitched closed at the base of the front opening.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Sateen with cotton lining |
| Brief description | Girl's mourning coat of black sateen; England, 1921 |
| Physical description | Girl's mourning coat of black sateen lined with pale blue cotton. The coat is in a waisted, single-breasted style with a flared skirt and wrist-length sleeves with split cuffs of self fabric. The squared neck is embroidered all round with sprays of forget-me-nots in coloured silks, and the cuffs are trimmed with laid and couched pale blue silk. The garment fastens at the centre front with press studs beneath three bound and embroidered buttons, and was originally stitched closed at the base of the front opening. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Eileen A. Brock |
| Object history | Worn by the donor, Eileen Amy Brock (b.1915), in connection with the death of her father, William Claude (Will) Brock, a private in the British army serving in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). He died of heat stroke in Basra on 21/07/1921. The coat was made by Eileen's mother, Amy. (Information on Will Brock's death from the IWM, which has his letters). |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commemorative |
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| Accession number | MISC.85-1986 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2002 |
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