Boy's jacket
Category
Costume
Date
1910
Materials
Wool serge, cotton sateen, cotton twill, buttons.
Measurements
480 x 360 mm
Place of origin
Manchester
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602558.1
Summary
A boy's jacket, part of a school uniform, made from black wool serge. The long-sleeved, bum-freezer style jacket has deep revers and three covered buttons for fastening centre front, intact, with two matching buttons per cuff. It is fully lined in black cotton sateen and striped cotton twill. A maker's label attached to the inner lining reads, "The "Aegis" for School Outfits. Manchester".
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Adams.
Marks and inscriptions
Inner neckline, centre back.: A maker's label attached to the inner lining reads, "The "Aegis" for School Outfits. Manchester". See also associated photograph for further details. Inner neckline, centre back.: A handwritten marking on the jacket label reads "J. K. Adams, the donor. See also associated photograph for further details.