Not on display

Overcoat

1938 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This style of overcoat, with its double-breasted front opening, flapped pockets and wide lapels was popular during the 1930s. There is a tailor's label on the inside breast pocket. It states that the coat was made for Paul Crosfield (the donor's late father) by Austin Reed of Regent Street and that it would be ready for him on 05/10/1938. By the 1930s Austin Reed had transformed itself from a small firm into a dynamic and progressive tailoring business catering for a wide range of clients.

Paul Crosfield owned a veterinary practice in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. He bought the coat at Austin Reed's branch in Oxford or from Regent Street, London. As he was a country veterinary surgeon he did not wear it very much, except for occasional visits to London or for evening wear.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wool lined with sateen, machine-stitched and hand-finished
Brief description
Overcoat, made by Austin Reed, Britain, 1938.
Physical description
Grey double-breasted overcoat with 3 buttons on each side, two flapped pockets and a slanting breast pocket. It has wide lapels with a single buttonhole on each side.
Dimensions
  • Centre back neck to hem length: 124.7cm
Credit line
Given by David Wheaton Crosfield
Summary
This style of overcoat, with its double-breasted front opening, flapped pockets and wide lapels was popular during the 1930s. There is a tailor's label on the inside breast pocket. It states that the coat was made for Paul Crosfield (the donor's late father) by Austin Reed of Regent Street and that it would be ready for him on 05/10/1938. By the 1930s Austin Reed had transformed itself from a small firm into a dynamic and progressive tailoring business catering for a wide range of clients.

Paul Crosfield owned a veterinary practice in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. He bought the coat at Austin Reed's branch in Oxford or from Regent Street, London. As he was a country veterinary surgeon he did not wear it very much, except for occasional visits to London or for evening wear.
Collection
Accession number
T.14-2006

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Record createdJune 27, 2006
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