Vest
Allen Solly and Co Ltd
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1925
Materials
Silk
Measurements
820 mm (L); 195 mm (L)
Place of origin
London
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609772
Summary
Cream silk vest. Cream silk 'milanese' machine knitted. a) four buttons 10 mm diam; b) cream silk unbalanced plain weave 'taffeta'. Round neck, placket opening front, short sleeves, hand and machine sewn. Made in England by Allen Solly and Co Ltd, London, circa 1925. Part of 8th Lady Berwick's underwear.
Provenance
8th Lady Berwick collection; bequeathed to the National Trust by Edith Teresa Hulton, Lady Berwick (1890-1972).
Marks and inscriptions
B below coronet (embroidered in red)
Makers and roles
Allen Solly and Co Ltd