Jacket
Askew and Co Ltd
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wool
Measurements
795 x 445 mm; 630 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1275440.1
Summary
Suit Jacket in brown tweed with pink check. Label on inside breast pocket by Askew and Co with handwritten name of G Bernard Shaw and the date 16/11/1939
Full description
fabric brown flecked tweed with large pink and deep pink check. Unlined, but with self-faced lapels. Two flap pockets, breast pockets,two interior pockets. 3 buttons, buttonholes outlined in light brown/gold thread. 3 buttons on each cuff.
Provenance
Bequest of George Bernard Shaw, 1950
Makers and roles
Askew and Co Ltd, designer Askew and Co Ltd, manufacturer