Item 2020.90.3 - Tuff as Steel Tweed Three Piece Suit - Trousers

2020.90.3

Tuff as Steel Tweed Three Piece Suit - Trousers

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Trousers from three piece wool tweed workwear suit with cotton lining. The wool tweed is dark grey herringbone twill - the tweed is different from the jacket and waistcoat. The trousers have a high-rise waist, wide leg with turn up cuffs, two front pockets and a single rear pocket which fastens with a buttoning flap. The front waist has no separate waistband, the back waist is made up of triangular sections and with a centre V-notch. The front fly fastens with black plastic buttons and there are four buttons at the front waist and four at the back for braces. The pockets and waist are lined in white twill cotton which is stained. Large number of holes and moth damage.

Materials: wool, cotton, plastic
Measurements:
Waist - 20 inches
Rise - 17 1/2 inches
Rear rise - 19 inches
Inside leg - 30 inches
Cuff - 9 inches

In Object File:
Paper label found in outside chest pocket of jacket: THE LINDEN [shield and knight wearing armour mounted on a horse holding a lance] / THE FAMOUS / TUFF-AS-STEEL / DERBY TWEED / 40 ORDER 1781 / NO. 1976/83
Metal rivets found in lower waistcoat pocket of the waistcoat.