Breeches
H. Huntsman and Sons
Category
Costume
Date
1921 - 1928
Materials
wool, satin, plastic buttons and jet buckles
Measurements
520 mm (Width); 860 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 18492.4
Summary
Black wool breeches with decorative buckle at knees. Buttons marked: HUNTSMANS•LONDON•W•. Part of a Royal Household uniform worn by George Abraham Gibbs as King George V's Treasurer of the Household 1921–1928. From wardrobe in Lord Wraxall's Bedroom. Found stored in large, flat tin trunk NT17229.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Marks and inscriptions
Front fastening buttons: HUNTSMANS•LONDON•W•
Makers and roles
H. Huntsman and Sons, outfitter