Boy's suit jacket
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wool and cotton
Measurements
530 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671836.1
Summary
A boy's brown smooth tweed suit jacket, part of a matching suit. The tweed is fine brown with lighter brown flecks with a very faint orange stripe. The jacket collar has revers and the front of the jacket closes with three buttons. There is a slit pocket at breast level on the left front. There is a slit pocket on either side at the bottom of the front which has a flap. On the sleeve at the waist are two buttons. The body part of the jacket is lined with brown plain cotton which has dark mauve and brown fine stripes. There is an inside pocket on the front and attached to the left side seam is a label that reads 'CC41 spec.X208'. At the neck there is a loop to hang the garment. The garment does not look as if it were ever worn. In the breast pocket of the jacket is a label which reads 'Size 5, H7622, H1, n, double seats, utility X208, no.943x17'.