Cape
McGee and Co.
Category
Costume
Date
1880 - 1920
Materials
Wool Plastic
Measurements
1200 x 2480 mm
Place of origin
Belfast
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603024
Summary
A man's Ulster Coat in dark green melton wool, with an integral shoulder cape. The coat has six large fastening buttons centre front, of which three are missing and the integral cape has four fastening buttons of which one is missing. The coat has three patch pockets, two on the hip left and right and another on the left breast. Label reads 'The Ulster Coat Company, McGee and Co, Ulster'.
Provenance
Gift of Frazer Haughton, Cullybackey
Marks and inscriptions
Collar, centre back.: Label reads 'The Ulster Coat Company, McGee and Co, Ulster'. See associated photograph for further details. Inner seam, left hand shoulder: Label reads "McGee & Co, Belfast" and the number 312*7. The Asterix denotes that this one number of the five is illegible. See associated photograph for further details. Inn shoulder seam, right hand shoulder.: Label reads "Fraser Haughton". This is the donor of the coat. See associated photograph for further details.
Makers and roles
McGee and Co., tailor