breeches


breeches

Summary

Fawn cloth lined white cotton; shaped waistband seamed down centre back,fastening centre front with three bone buttons and buttonholes;bone button each side of centre back and centre front for braces;front flap fastening with two bone buttons and buttonholes;pocket each side,brown twilled cotton,fastening with bone button and buttonhole on hip;seamed centre back and centre front and at inner and outer leg;outer knee fastening four buttons and buttonholes,and brown silk ribbon tie;pearl button at inner knee. Worn by Mr Matthew Tuncliffe, woollen manufacturer and grandfather of donor.


Object Name

breeches

Date Created

1860-1870

Dimensions

Length: 87.5cm

accession number

1956.350

Collection Group

costume
menswear

Place of creation

Leeds

Medium

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