Footman's coat
Firmin and Sons
Category
Costume
Date
1914
Materials
Cotton, Metal, Wool
Measurements
1050 mm (Length)480 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 934647
Summary
Footman's day dress coat, dark blue wool, raised nap; lining black cotton satin weave partly quilted, white cotton twill weave; trimming, twenty two silver metal buttons 27 mm diam and four x 17 mm diam with 'S' initial and coronet, on reverse side 'Firmin and Sons Ltd London'; six false buttonholes, two buttonholes, one coat hanger, two tail pockets, one inside breast pocket.
Provenance
Dunham Massey Hall, upper servants' livery.
Marks and inscriptions
Firmin and Sons Ltd London (buttons on reverse side)
Makers and roles
Firmin and Sons, button maker Walker and Luscombe, tailor