sailor suit
Summary
Brown/green wool tweed suiting. Jacket : Single breasted CF fastening with four concealed buttons. Four decorative buttons. Wide, curved turn-down collar. With additional ribbed cotton collar woven with a diagonal satin stripe. Three white buttons along inner neckband, to attach collar. Two light green, floss-rayon cord ties at the neck. Long sleeves. Self fabric belt with loop and back fastening button. Breast pocket. Fully lined with brown cotton sateen. Trousers : Knee length. Wide side pockets. CF four button fly and buttons for braces. Two buttons outside of legs. Lined with cream cotton.
Object Name
sailor suit
Date Created
1910-1920
Dimensions
Jacket: 63cm
Trousers waist: 61cm
chest: 71cm
accession number
1984.665/2
Collection Group
Place of creation
United Kingdom
Medium
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