Not currently on display at the V&A

Coat and Trousers

1953 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Navy blue wool evening tail coat and trousers with braid down the outside seams. Ribbed silk covered buttons and lapels. Satin lining. Functional buttons in plastic.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Evening Coat
  • Trousers
Materials and techniques
Wool lined with satin, silk and plastic
Brief description
Woollen tail coat and trousers, made by Henry Poole, London, 1953
Physical description
Navy blue wool evening tail coat and trousers with braid down the outside seams. Ribbed silk covered buttons and lapels. Satin lining. Functional buttons in plastic.
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'HENRY POOLE & CO / INCORPORATING HILL BROTHERS / SAVILE ROW, LONDON, W1' (Visible label inside back of coat)
  • 'HENRY POOLE & CO / 37, 38, 39 SAVILE ROW, LONDON, W1 / 19 53 HHC /
    NO 1038 /
    MR. F. FURLONGER /
    MADE IN ENGLAND' (Tailor information tag inside inner pocket of coat, personal details typed in)
  • 'H. POOLE & CO * SAVILE ROW *' (Etched around each plastic button)
Credit line
Given by Mr Felix Furlonger.
Object history
This suit was donated by Mr. Felix Furlonger on the advice of Angus Cunley of Henry Poole & Co, 15 Savile Row.

Part of an ensemble T.226:1, 2-1998 and T.227 to 231-1998.
Production
Attribution note: Tailor's commission
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
T.226:1, 2-1998

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Record createdMay 21, 2007
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