Baseball Jacket
1970 (made)
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| Place of origin |
White cotton duck baseball suit with scarlet patch appliqué. Consisting of a laced front jacket and knickerbockers with scarlet waist and oval designs at the knees. Scarlet cotton tie.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton duck with appliqué |
| Brief description | Cotton duck baseball jacket and knickerbockers with patch appliqué and cotton tie, designed by Mr Freedom, London, 1970 |
| Physical description | White cotton duck baseball suit with scarlet patch appliqué. Consisting of a laced front jacket and knickerbockers with scarlet waist and oval designs at the knees. Scarlet cotton tie. |
| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Freedom |
| Object history | Given by Mr Freedom to the Cecil Beaton Collection, 1972, along with numerous other garments A black and orange version of the jacket to this suit is worn by the actor Katy Manning (who played Jo Grant in BBC TV series "Doctor Who", 1971-1974) in publicity shots taken about 1971. This jacket would have been laced up the front with an outsize shoelace in red to match the applique patches. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.204 to B-1974 |
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| Record created | July 13, 2007 |
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