Great coat
Firmin and Sons
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
wool, cotton, linen & gilt
Measurements
1270 x 710 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 291614
Summary
B51 dark blue wool, military, great coat with stiff upright scarlet collar, fastened with five cast giltmetal buttons. The buttons by Firmin and Sons, London, a Tudor rose in the centre, 'Derbyshire Y.C' around outside. Lined with white linen in upper part, sleeves with glazed cotton. Name tape at collar 'V.H.Crewe Esq.'. Moth infested/damage.
Marks and inscriptions
Derbyshire V.C.(around outside of buttons)
Makers and roles
Firmin and Sons, manufacturer