Coat
Gertrude Read
Category
Costume
Date
1950 - 1960
Materials
Fur, Silk, Wool
Measurements
1170 mm (Length)720 mm (W)
Place of origin
Torquay
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Greenway, Devon
NT 122856
Summary
Grey wool coat with long sleeves, a tie belt (no buttons) and a full light brown fur collar lined in silk. The label reads: 'Gown specialist GERTRUDE READ 11 Victoria Parade, Torquay'. The coat belonged to author Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976). She wore this coat in a photographic portrait with her husband Sir Max Mallowan (1904-1978), taken by John Hedgecoe in 1969 (National Portrait Gallery P771).
Marks and inscriptions
'Gown specialist GERTRUDE READ, 11 Victoria Parade, Torquay'
Makers and roles
Gertrude Read