Coachman's coat
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wool
Measurements
400 mm (Width); 1300 mm (Length); 600 mm (Length)
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Charlecote Park, Warwickshire
NT 534156
Summary
Full length coachman's fawn double breasted wool coat. Twelve silver crested buttons on either side of the lapels. The silver crested buttons depict the lion and boar's heads, part of the family emblem. There is a woollen tweed lining to the top half of the coat and the tail is lined with a lighter weight textile possibly linen. Inside pocket on the left breast of the coat. The back of the jacket is tapered to the waist and pleated on either side of a slit with six of the crested buttons.