Tunic
Category
Costume
Date
1840 - 1860
Materials
Wool, gold thread embroidery, gold braid, crested buttons.
Measurements
780 x 400 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604827
Summary
A man's military tunic made from scarlet and cream milled wool. The cream stand collar and cuffs are decorated with gold braid and looped gold cord, with a leather throat latch. It has eight crested buttons centre front for fastening, intact, with two matching buttons centre back on the waist and is fully lined in cream wool and cotton. A label attached to the inner neckline reads, "Conyngham".
Provenance
Gift of Lenox-Conyngham, Springhill
Marks and inscriptions
Inner neckline.: A label attached to the inner neckline reads, "Conyngham", the donor. See also associated photograph.