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Overcoat

1902 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Man's frock overcoat of heavy black serge. Double-breasted and it has a three button fastening with a button hole in each bowed lapel. All the main seams are raised, and at the centre back in a waist-seam with two buttons heading a vent and two stitched pleats. The pockets are set slightly on the slant, and these and the tight formed cuffs are piped. Lined with black satin.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Serge, lined with satin
Brief description
Man's frock overcoat of heavy serge, Kerslake and Dixon, England, 1902
Physical description
Man's frock overcoat of heavy black serge. Double-breasted and it has a three button fastening with a button hole in each bowed lapel. All the main seams are raised, and at the centre back in a waist-seam with two buttons heading a vent and two stitched pleats. The pockets are set slightly on the slant, and these and the tight formed cuffs are piped. Lined with black satin.
Dimensions
  • Width: 36in
  • Shoulder to waist length: 17in
  • Waist to hem length: 27.5in
Marks and inscriptions
KERSLAKE & DIXON, HANOVER STREET, HANOVER SQUARE, M. BEERBOHM 13.X.02 (On parchment label inside breast pocket)
Gallery label
(15/11/2023)
Frock coat
1902

At the end of the 19th century there was a wide range of coats to choose from. Frock coats were long at the front and a traditional choice for business dress. Worn with a waistcoat underneath, the heavy wool cloth of this example would have made it a good choice for colder weather.

Wool serge

Made by Kerslake & Dixon, Hanover Street, Hanover Square, London

Worn by Sir Max Beerbohm (1872-1956)

Given by Lady Beerbohm
Museum no. T.210-1960
Credit line
Bequeathed by Lady Beerbohm
Collection
Accession number
T.210-1960

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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