Dinner jacket
Jaeger
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wool and satin
Measurements
1020 x 420 mm; 650 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
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Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1275444
Summary
Tail coat
Full description
Lined with black satin, quilted around the arm holes. Sleeves lined in cream satin. Two buttons on each cuff. Four buttons on the front, two on each side. Black wool, lepel is black satin. Two buttons on the back above the tail. Label: 'Jaeger, 42 Conduit Street, London, W'.
Provenance
Bequest of George Bernard Shaw, 1950
Marks and inscriptions
Inside collar: Gold embroidery on black label "Jaeger, 42 Conduit Street, London W" Interior breast pocket: White label with handwritten "G. B. Shaw, Esq. 6153"
Makers and roles
Jaeger, designer Jaeger, manufacturer