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Coat

1964 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woman's coat of blue silk velvet with the net sleeves layered with bands of velvet piping.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk velvet with net sleeves and layered with velvet piping
Brief description
Woman's coat of silk velvet, designed by John Cavanagh, London, 1964.
Physical description
Woman's coat of blue silk velvet with the net sleeves layered with bands of velvet piping.
Production typeHaute couture
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 1989/939.
The coat was made for Maureen, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (nee Guinness, born 1907, London; died 1998). She ordered the coat to wear at her son's wedding at Westminster Abbey. The marriage of Sheridan, 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava to Belinda Guinness took place in the Abbey on 21 October 1964.
Collection
Accession number
T.242-1989

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Record createdMarch 23, 2006
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