Blazer
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Textile and buttons
Collection
Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 750771
Summary
Navy blue blazer from King's College, London. Blazer has right breast pocket featuring an embroidered crest of a red lion atop a red crown, with the letters, 'K. C. L' below. Blazer also has two lower pockets, one on either side. Blazer has three gold-coloured buttons at the front fastening. Sewn-in label at back neck of blazer: EDE, SON & RAVENSCROFT [ROYAL FOUNDED 1689 [ROYAL CREST] BY CREST] ROYAL WARRANTS 93 & 94, CHANCERY LANE LONDON. There is a hanging loop sewn into the back neck of the blazer, above the sewn-in label.