Item 2017.351.4 - Billings & Edmonds Evening Waistcoat with Shawl Collar

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2017.351.4

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Billings & Edmonds Evening Waistcoat with Shawl Collar

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  • undated [1899 - 1920] (Creation)

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Billings & Edmonds Ltd

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Westminster Menswear Archive

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Transferred from the Shelagh Lovett-Turner Collection

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Black wool bespoke tailored evening waistcoat with deep shawl collar trimmed with fine black braid around the collar, pocket welts and the front bottom hem. It is lined with cream silk satin which has been hand stitched and the back is made of black silk (?) twill. Fastening at the centre front with three buttons and three hand finished buttonholes. Two functional pockets with welts on the bottom left and right front panels. The back has a V shaped notch in the bottom hem and two black silk (?) backstraps (tabs) which have been altered by hand stitching them down and fasten with a black lacquered metal two pronged buckle with 'BRITISH' on one side and 'ARMFIELD B'HAM' [Birmingham] on the other. Label hand stitched into the back of the left backstrap. Made by Billings & Edmonds Ltd of London and Godalming for A. E. Sursham.
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Keywords: Evening dress, formal wear, tailoring, bespoke

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      Wool, silk
      Colour/Print: Black, cream
      Details: tabs and buckle, shawl collar, hand stitching
      Label: Billings & Edmonds Ltd / 4 Princes St. Hanover Square / London W. 1 / and at Godalming / A. E. Sursham Esq / 40567 1/35

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