Livery waistcoat
Firmins
Category
Costume
Date
1875 - 1900
Materials
Textile
Place of origin
London
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349094
Summary
Livery waistcoat made from red napped wool foreparts and red twilled wool back and cream cotton lining. It is trimmed with 240mm patterned braid - wool with a looped pile around the foreparts and pockets. It fastens with gilt crested buttons made by Firmins, London, (Omega shank - post 1830). A suirrel sejant cracking a nut on the ground. (male)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade
Makers and roles
Firmins, button maker