Motoring Coat
1920s (made)
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This brown wool houndstooth coat by small tailoring enterprise Wilkinson & Son is a fine example of functional outerwear designed specifically for car owner-drivers and chauffeurs in the 1920s. The heavy wool, dark houndstooth pattern, and fur lining of this garment were selected for style, but also for keeping the wearer warm and well protected from street dust, rain or snow. Such motoring-related clothing was often described as 'dust clothing,' due to its protection from the dust kicked up by motorcars from less refined lanes and tracks.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven wool and fur lining |
| Brief description | Motoring coat, brown wool single-breasted houndstooth with a fur lining, Wilkinson & Son, Britain, 1920s |
| Physical description | Single-breasted houndstooth coat made of brown wool with a fur lining. There are three buttons at the centre front and one pocket on each side. There is a breast pocket on the left and a slit at the centre back. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Wilkinson & Son / 16 Clifford Street. W.1. / No. 6002 / Date 11/61 / Lord Cornwallis' |
| Credit line | Given by Lord Cornwallis |
| Summary | This brown wool houndstooth coat by small tailoring enterprise Wilkinson & Son is a fine example of functional outerwear designed specifically for car owner-drivers and chauffeurs in the 1920s. The heavy wool, dark houndstooth pattern, and fur lining of this garment were selected for style, but also for keeping the wearer warm and well protected from street dust, rain or snow. Such motoring-related clothing was often described as 'dust clothing,' due to its protection from the dust kicked up by motorcars from less refined lanes and tracks. |
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| Accession number | T.120-2009 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2009 |
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