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2018.181.Back
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White Tie Scarlet Hunt Tailcoat with 3rd (Kings Own) Hussar Hunt Buttons
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- 1914 (Creation)
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Red white tie tailcoat belonging to the 3rd (The King's Own) Hussars cavalry regiment. It features striking 3rd Hussars hunt brass buttons by Pitt & Co. Ltd with two positioned on either side of the front jacket and four smaller buttons on the working cuffs. It has two buttons at the rear above the long vent that also features a pocket within the left tail. The lapels are curved with the silk twill lining filling in the shape of the lapel, finished with three decorative tacks on each side. It has rows of stitching on the chest lining to create a more structured silhouette. The back is constructed of six shaped panels to give it a narrow, more fitted cut. The coat is hand stitched and fully lined with the tails and lapels in red silk and a beige coloured silk used for the body and sleeve lining. It has an internal pocket on the left hand side.
Found in one of the tail pockets: Ten shilling note (signed by J. Q. Hollom, Chief Cashier 1962-1966)
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
Found in one of the tail pockets: Ten shilling note (signed by J. Q. Hollom, Chief Cashier 1962-1966)
Country of Design: England
Country of Manufacture: England
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Item on loan to "Invisible Men" exhibition , 24 Oct-24 Nov 2019
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Wool/silk lining
Colour/Print: Red
Details: 3rd Hussar brass buttons, silk lining, tailcoat pocket, curved lapel
Label: No label
Colour/Print: Red
Details: 3rd Hussar brass buttons, silk lining, tailcoat pocket, curved lapel
Label: No label
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Invisible Men exhibition label:
WHITE TIE SCARLET HUNT TAILCOAT
Maker unknown
1914
This white-tie evening dress tailcoat was worn by a member of the 3rd (The King's Own) Hussars cavalry regiment. It features striking 3rd Hussars hunt brass buttons by Pitt & Co. Ltd.
Wool, silk
Archive no. 2018.181