Dinner jacket
Harrison and Martin Ltd
Category
Costume
Date
23 Sep 1937
Materials
Wool, silk satin, cotton and silk
Measurements
810 mm (L); 625 mm (L)
Place of origin
St James's Street
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609741
Summary
Dinner jacket. Black wool plain weave, raised nap. a) Black silk twill weave ridge; b) one black button 18 mm. a) Black silk satin weave; b) cream silk satin weave; c) black cotton twill weave. Hand and machine sewn, three pockets, one inside pocket, indented lapels. Made for 8th Lord Berwick by Harrison and Martin Ltd., incorporating Anderson and Son; handwritten label reads: 357 Lord Berwick 23.9.37.
Provenance
8th Lord Berwick collection: Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947); bequeathed to the National Trust by Edith Teresa Hulton, Lady Berwick (1890-1972).
Marks and inscriptions
357 Lord Berwick 23;9;37 (handwritten)
Makers and roles
Harrison and Martin Ltd, tailor Anderson and Son, tailor