Mess jacket
Category
Costume
Date
1953 - 2000
Materials
Wool and metal
Measurements
0 x 500 mm; 660 mm (Length)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 18490.1
Summary
North Somerset Yeomanry officer's post-1953 black mess jacket with crimson collar and silver trim. Label inside left breast pocket reads; HOGG AND SONS / 8 Hanover Square / LONDON W1 / MADE IN ENGLAND. Additional typed label reads; 14/9/60 / General CL Fairbanks / CB / CBE DSO. Has companion waistcoat (NT18490.2). From wardrobe in Lord Wraxall's Bedroom. Military uniform.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.