Servant's overcoat
Firmin and Sons
Category
Costume
Date
1906
Materials
Cotton, Metal, Wool
Measurements
1315 mm (Length)520 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 934650
Summary
Servant's overcoat, dark blue wool, raised nap; lining grey, white, green and red wool, twill weave check tweed, black cotton satin weave, dark brown and white woven stripe cotton, satin and twill weave; trimming, eighteen silver metal buttons 27 mm diam with 'S' initial and coronet, on reverse side 'Firmin and Sons Ltd London'; twelve buttonholes, one coat hanger, one waist pocket, two back flap pockets, one inside breast pocket.
Provenance
Dunham Massey Hall, servants' livery.
Marks and inscriptions
Firmin and Sons Ltd London (buttons on reverse side)
Makers and roles
Firmin and Sons, button maker