Morning Suit
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Morning suit consisting of a black woollen jacket, trousers and waistcoat and white corded cotton waistcoat protector.
Single-breasted jacket with a swallow tail. Single button fastening and wide curved lapels. Seam at the waist, and a slit behind flanked by a mock stitched pleat. A silk button is stitched at the junction of the waist seam and pleat. There are two pockets in the tail and three inside pockets in the black twilled silk lining.
Single-breasted waistcoat with 5 button fastenings, high angular lapel and four welted pockets. A white pique collar is buttoned inside the neck. The back is of black twilled silk and there is a buckle stay to the back of which is stitched a tailor's label. Lined with blue striped white cotton.
Black pin-stripe trousers with tapering to shaped bottoms.
Single-breasted jacket with a swallow tail. Single button fastening and wide curved lapels. Seam at the waist, and a slit behind flanked by a mock stitched pleat. A silk button is stitched at the junction of the waist seam and pleat. There are two pockets in the tail and three inside pockets in the black twilled silk lining.
Single-breasted waistcoat with 5 button fastenings, high angular lapel and four welted pockets. A white pique collar is buttoned inside the neck. The back is of black twilled silk and there is a buckle stay to the back of which is stitched a tailor's label. Lined with blue striped white cotton.
Black pin-stripe trousers with tapering to shaped bottoms.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wool, cotton, silk, lined with silk and cotton |
| Brief description | Morning suit consisting of a woollen jacket, trousers and waistcoat made in 1913, and cotton waistcoat protector, 1900-1940, possibly made by Alfred Webb Miles & Co., England |
| Physical description | Morning suit consisting of a black woollen jacket, trousers and waistcoat and white corded cotton waistcoat protector. Single-breasted jacket with a swallow tail. Single button fastening and wide curved lapels. Seam at the waist, and a slit behind flanked by a mock stitched pleat. A silk button is stitched at the junction of the waist seam and pleat. There are two pockets in the tail and three inside pockets in the black twilled silk lining. Single-breasted waistcoat with 5 button fastenings, high angular lapel and four welted pockets. A white pique collar is buttoned inside the neck. The back is of black twilled silk and there is a buckle stay to the back of which is stitched a tailor's label. Lined with blue striped white cotton. Black pin-stripe trousers with tapering to shaped bottoms. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. L. Rothfield |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.234 to C-1962 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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