Child's coat
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1940 - circa 1949
Materials
Wool
Measurements
480 mm (width); 620 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660809
Summary
A 1940s child's coat in grey woollen cloth; probably tweed, branded as 'Talcraft' and made by 'Talbot productions'. It is double-breasted, and has four large grey mottled plastic buttons on the front and two smaller ones on each cuff. There are pockets with a flap at both sides of the coat. It has a pleat at the back, tacked together with white thread. It is lined with a grey shiny fabric.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs P. M. Chadwick in September 1984.
Marks and inscriptions
Back of collar: on label: Talcraft/ A 'TALBOT' PRODUCTION