Breeches
Category
Leatherwork
Date
1800 - 1830
Materials
Chamois, leather, pearl, buckskin
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1348889
Summary
Breeches - Made of champagne buckskin or shammy. Small falls; horizontal welted pocket fastened by 1 button; fob pocket. 12 leather covered fasteneings, 4 pearl on left leg opening (2 missing); 4 gilt replacements with 'Victoria' written on reverse (1 missing); also 1 pearl on right leg at back (left missing). 3 pairs of eyelet holes centre-back with leather thong; fastened at kneebands with leather straps. Buttons for braces (1 at front)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade