Boy's sailor suit cap
A. Fleming and Co.
Category
Costume
Date
1930
Materials
Metal, Textile
Place of origin
England
Collection
Killerton, Devon
NT 1365609.6
Summary
Part of a boy's sailor suit; Cap - White drill cap with black ribbon band 'HMS Nelson' woven in metal thread. From 'A Fleming and Co, Portsmouth, Valletta, Malta'. 1930 (circa)
Provenance
outfit was bought for donor aged 6-7 in the mid 1930s from Robert Pickard and Sons, Torquay. He later went into the Navy!
Marks and inscriptions
A Fleming and Co, Portsmouth, Valletta, Malta
Makers and roles
A. Fleming and Co., maker
Exhibition history
Playing by the rules, Killerton House, 2024