Cardboard box
H. Huntsman and Sons
Category
Costume
Date
1928
Materials
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 18492.6
Summary
Brown cardboard box, with a manufacturer's label on the centre of the lid showing business details and a symbol of a Royal Warrant. The main writing reads: From HUNTSMAN & SONS, Ltd., / TAILORS AND BREECHES MAKERS. Handwritten: Lord. Wraxall / 81. Eaton Sqaure / Grosvenor Gdns / S.W.1. An associated element of a Royal Household uniform worn by George Abraham Gibbs as King George V's Treasurer of the Household 1921–1928., after his appointment as Baron Wraxall in 1928.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
H. Huntsman and Sons, outfitter