Jacket
Askew and Co Ltd
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wool
Measurements
725 x 435 mm; 610 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
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Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1275441.1
Summary
Double breasted dark orange wool jacket.
Full description
Fully lined with brown satin, sleeves lined in cream. Badly moth damaged, especially on lapels. Areas of bleaching on both cuffs. Three pockets on front, two on right hand side. Three interior pockets, two on left hand side. Six buttons, buttonholes outlined in matching thread. One button on cuff. Label inside interior breast pocket: "Askew and Company Ltd, 42 Conduit Street, W" Handwritten "820 G. B Shaw Esq 5/07"
Provenance
Bequest of George Bernard Shaw, 1950
Marks and inscriptions
Interior breast pocket.: Label inside interior breast pocket: "Askew and Company Ltd, 42 Conduit Street, W" Handwritten "820 G. B Shaw Esq 5/07"
Makers and roles
Askew and Co Ltd, designer Askew and Co Ltd, manufacturer