sailor suit
Summary
Chocolate brown face cloth with darker brown striping. Jacket : Double breasted with three concealed buttons. Three gilt and black cut glass buttons decorating the front. Wide square turn-down collar. Separate cream ribbed over-collar fastened by five inner buttons along neckband, and decorated with a double row of braid set in from the edge. Small pocket to left of CF, waist level. Self fabric belt attached at sides, with large gilt metal buckle and two holes. Plain sleeves lined with maroon ribbed mercerised cotton. Smone moth holes CB. Trousers : Knee length. Side pockets. Two decorative buttons outside edge, either leg. Buttons for braces. Lined with cream cotton. Fly fastening with three buttons.
Object Name
sailor suit
Date Created
1910-1920
Dimensions
Jacket: 48cm
Trousers waist: 62cm
chest: 71cm
accession number
1984.663/2
Collection Group
Place of creation
United Kingdom
Medium
Legal
© Manchester Art Gallery