Coat
McGee and Co.
Category
Costume
Date
1900
Materials
Wool, silk, plastic.
Place of origin
Belfast
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603023
Summary
A man's full length overcoat, "The Ulster Coat", in mid-brown felted wool and fully lined in a striped fleeced wool (very heavy). The coat has a brown velvet collar, four flapped patch pockets centre front and the "6 button" fastening configuration, with all buttons intact. The coat bears the makers label of "The Ulster Coat, McGee & Co, Belfast. Inventors and Sole Makers". There is also a concealed pocket in the lining of the coat which bears another makers label with the details "McGee & Co, 17920, Belfast". See associated photographs for further details.
Provenance
Gift of Frazer Haughton, Cullybackey
Marks and inscriptions
Collar, centre back.: Label reads 'The Ulster Coat, McGee and Co, Belfast. Inventors and Sole Makers'. See associated photograph for further details. Concealed pocket, inner lining, left hand side.: Label reads "McGee & Co. 17920. Belfast". See associated photograph for further details.
Makers and roles
McGee and Co., tailor