Identity area
Reference code
2019.11
Title
Arthur Miller Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council Jacket
Date(s)
- undated [1950-1969] (Creation)
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Item
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1
Context area
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Administrative history
Established 1947
Address: New Road, Sheerness, Kent
Address: New Road, Sheerness, Kent
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Scope and content
Dark blue workwear donkey jacket with black PVC back. The PVC covers the entire back of the jacket and comes forward into a yoke on the front body. The collar has red embroidery letters, RBK & C. on both front sides. The jacket fastens with four large black plastic buttons. The jacket has a square patch pocket on each side with twin needle top stitching. Patch pockets are reinforced on inside of jacket with a length of wide cotton tape, stitched in a rectangle behind top of pocket. The sleeve has a small curved edge vent opening, secured with a large diagonal line of stitching.
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Item on loan to "Invisible Men" exhibition , 24 Oct-24 Nov 2019
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Material: Cotton, PVC.
Colour: Blue, Black, Red.
Label details: Arthur Miller. New Road, Sheerness, Kent. Tel. 2281/3032
Colour: Blue, Black, Red.
Label details: Arthur Miller. New Road, Sheerness, Kent. Tel. 2281/3032
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Note
Invisible Men exhibition label:
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA COUNCIL JACKET
Arthur Miller
1950-1969
This municipal workwear jacket was issued to employees of Kensington and Chelsea Council in the 1950s and 1960s. It features a black PVC back which comes forward into a yoke onto the front body providing a durable surface in areas of heavy wear.
Cotton, PVC
Archive no. 2019.11
Note
Invisible Men exhibition label:
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA COUNCIL JACKET
Arthur Miller
1950-1969
This municipal workwear jacket was issued to employees of Kensington and Chelsea Council in the 1950s and 1960s. It features a black PVC back which comes forward into a yoke onto the front body providing a durable surface in areas of heavy wear.
Cotton, PVC
Archive no. 2019.11