tail coat

Summary

black woollen cloth, lined black twilled rayon; sleeves lined grey rayon with narrow diagonal white satin stripes V-neck with wide turn-down collar and pointed twilled cotton satin faced revers, slightly curved at outer edge; fronts each in one section curving back to point at waist; two darts at waist each side; three buttons covered braided cotton at each side front with three sloping imitation buttonholes at each edge; inside slit breast pocket at right side front; inside slit waist pocket at left side front; back to waist in four sections with centre back seam; two buttons at centre back waist; skirt in one section each side curving away from side front; open down centre with overlap; narrow pleat at side back seams from below waist buttons; fronts and side back sections padded to waist; metal chain for hanging at back of neck; long sleeves in two sections; horizontal wrist sections with three buttons at outer wrist.