Jacket
1725-1750 (embroidered), (embroidered), 1750-1770 (altered), (altered), (altered), 1870-1910 (altered)
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Man’s jacket possibly remade from an early 18th-century furnishing (bedcover or curtain) of fustian twill embroidered with worsted thread in a pattern for flowers and leaves, and lined with linen. It has a round neck, long, 2-piece, curving sleeves, straight fronts and short skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. There are 22 worked buttonholes on the left front with corresponding worsted thread-covered buttons on the right (1 missing), 4 buttonholes and 4 buttons (1 missing) on each sleeve.
In the late 19th century, a brown velvet collar was added, with edgings to cuff and hem.
In the late 19th century, a brown velvet collar was added, with edgings to cuff and hem.
object details
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| Materials and Techniques | Cotton, linen, wool; hand-woven twill, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief Description | Man's fancy dress jacket, velvet trim, 1870-1910, made of embroidered fustian jacket 1725-50, English |
| Physical Description | Man’s jacket possibly remade from an early 18th-century furnishing (bedcover or curtain) of fustian twill embroidered with worsted thread in a pattern for flowers and leaves, and lined with linen. It has a round neck, long, 2-piece, curving sleeves, straight fronts and short skirts reaching to the top of the thigh. There are 22 worked buttonholes on the left front with corresponding worsted thread-covered buttons on the right (1 missing), 4 buttonholes and 4 buttons (1 missing) on each sleeve. In the late 19th century, a brown velvet collar was added, with edgings to cuff and hem. |
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| Credit line | Given by Messrs. Harrods |
| Object history | Talbot Hughes collection |
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| Accession Number | T.689-1913 |
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| record created | June 24, 2009 |
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