Frock Coat
October 1952 (made)
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Frock coat and waistcoat in black wool and two white cotton collars.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wool with nylon and synthetic lining, silk and cotton piqué, and plastic |
| Brief description | Frock coat and waistcoat in wool and two cotton collars, made by Watson, Fagerstrom & Hughes, London, 1952 |
| Physical description | Frock coat and waistcoat in black wool and two white cotton collars. |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'WATSON, FAGERSTROM & HUGHES LTD /
20 HANOVER STREET, HANOVER SQUARE, /
LONDON W1' and No... [illegible number, possibly] 36475 Date ...10/52 NEIL M. ROGERS ESQ (Tailor's label inside wearer's right hand interior pocket of coat, personal details handwritten. Order number in coat illegible, so open to interpretation) |
| Object history | Worn by Bunny Rogers, a flamboyant dandy of the post-war period, who was a particular proponent of the Neo-Edwardian style of the late 1940s and 1950s. Acquired as part of a grouping of his clothing by the Museum in 1998. |
| Production | Attribution note: Tailoring commission |
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| Accession number | T.12:1 to 4-1998 |
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| Record created | May 21, 2007 |
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