Coat
Category
Costume
Date
1780 - 1790
Materials
Steel, glazed wool, linen, silk twill, wool
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1348784
Summary
Coat - Made of Beryl blue machine knitted wool. Lined with cream silk twill of two different weights. Back and sleeves bleached linen. Interlining - unbleached linen. Chest padded with several layers of glazed wool - pink and red. Front line curves away from chest. Very deep stand collar. Pockets with curved opening and deep, slightly scalloped flaps. Narrow tapering back. Centre vent with tackover. Triple-pleated side 'vents' - no opening. Narrow shaped sleeve with close, round cuff. Trimmed with pale blue silk cord - woven into braid for frogging and fringes. 18 rows of frogging to either side of centre-front. 2 on each cuff, 3 on each pocket flap. Braid and fringe behind hip buttons. Large flat matching silk basket buttons. 8 centre-front, 2 on cuffs, 3 on pockets. Hip buttons. Also 1 at hem on each side vent. 2 cut buttonholes on chest. One set steel hook and eye also on chest for edge-to-edge closure. There has been some re-lining.