Suit
November 1974 (made)
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Single-breasted man's casual three-piece suit in black and white novelty check linen in alternating blocks of hounds tooth and gingham check patterns.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Linen lined with synthetic fibre and cotton, and plastic and metal |
| Brief description | Single-breasted man's casual three-piece suit, made by Watson, Fagerstrom & Hughes, London, 1974 |
| Physical description | Single-breasted man's casual three-piece suit in black and white novelty check linen in alternating blocks of hounds tooth and gingham check patterns. |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'WATSON, FAGERSTROM & HUGHES LTD / 16 HANOVER STREET, HANOVER SQUARE, / LONDON W1' and No... 53253 Date ...11/74 NEIL M. ROGERS ESQ (Tailor's label inside front interior jacket pocket, duplicated in interior of trousers. Personal details handwritten) |
| 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.17:1 to 3-1998 |
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| Record created | May 21, 2007 |
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