Jacket
Jacket
ca.1930-1950 (made)
ca.1930-1950 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Black and white check jacket, lined in scarlet silk, worn by the actor, director and playwright Noel Coward (1899-1973). From Coward's personal wardrobe.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Jacket (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Wool blend jacket, lined with red silk. Machine stitched. Metal buttons. |
| Brief description | Black and white check jacket, lined in scarlet silk, worn by the actor, director and playwright Noel Coward (1899-1973). From Coward's personal wardrobe |
| Physical description | Black and white check wool blend jacket, with wide lapels at the collar. The jacket fastens at the centre front with a single button and is lined through in scarlet silk. There is a further button at each cuff, and a pocket and either side of the centre front opening. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Designed and made for men by/Alexander Shields/New York-Palm Beach' (Black and red text, machine embroidered on label at interior of collar.) |
| Summary | Black and white check jacket, lined in scarlet silk, worn by the actor, director and playwright Noel Coward (1899-1973). From Coward's personal wardrobe. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1403-1984 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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