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Man's Suit

ca. 1968 (made), 1960s (made)
Artist/Maker

Dark brown twilled wool man's suit jacket and trousers. The jacket is single breasted with three horn buttons, three pockets, a single decorative button on each cuff, and single back vent. The trousers are straight cut without turn-ups. The fronts have a dart either side of the fly front zip fastening. There are two side pockets stitched down by the donor, five belt loops, and a single back pocket fastened by a loop and button. The tie is pale green shot silk.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Jacket
  • Trousers
  • Tie
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Man's suit, ca. 1968, English, Jaeger, brown wool jacket and trousers with green shot silk tie
Physical description
Dark brown twilled wool man's suit jacket and trousers. The jacket is single breasted with three horn buttons, three pockets, a single decorative button on each cuff, and single back vent. The trousers are straight cut without turn-ups. The fronts have a dart either side of the fly front zip fastening. There are two side pockets stitched down by the donor, five belt loops, and a single back pocket fastened by a loop and button. The tie is pale green shot silk.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 1.94kg
Credit line
Given by Geoffrey Squires, V&A Education Department employee
Collection
Accession number
T.896-1974

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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