Coatee
Firmin and Sons Ltd
Category
Costume
Date
1850 - 1950
Materials
Cotton, Metal, Silk, Wool
Place of origin
England
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1350641.1
Summary
Coat; Coatee - Part of a coatee of red napped wool with yellow facings and cuff and white turn backs, with cream silk twill lining to bodice and sleeves and wool lining to skirts. Decorated with gold lace loops on front, collar, cuffs and pocket flaps fastening with 34 gilt buttons marked 'Firmin and Sons Ltd, Strand London'. On the front, 'GR' surmounted by queens crown. Probably mid 19th c coat altered and embellished for theatre. The waistcoat is of white napped wool fastening with 11 buttons the same as the coatee, both coat and waistcoat are marked with 'L'. Waistcoat also marked with 'Dorrell'. The breeches are of white napped wool, fastening with 13 metal buttons 'L and H Nathan, London' same as SNO 1994 1-2. Breeches marked 'I 33 LZ'. (male) (theatrical) Wade Catalogue number 41 "Military coat of fine red cloth - yellow cloth facings. Braids of wide gold lace down front - tails faced with white cloth. Gilt buttons GR. Turn down collar. White silk lining. Heavily padded on the chest. 1 epaulette of silver thread." Bought from F.W. Phillips for £2.5.0 (with waistcoat and breeches)
Provenance
Charles Paget Wade Collection, Snowshill Manor
Marks and inscriptions
'Firmin and Sons Ltd, Strand London' (buttons)
Makers and roles
Firmin and Sons Ltd, button maker L. and H. Nathan, tailor