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            1012 Archival description results for Outerwear

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            British Army No.1 Dress Jacket
            2022.36.20.1 · Item · 1937
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Single breasted, black woollen jacket with a stand up collar. The jacket is front fastening via five domed, brass buttons with regimental insignia and the collar via a double hook and eye fastening. Two matching brass buttons are found on each cuff as well as a brass button on each of the shoulder straps. These straps also display three metal rank badges. On the front of the jacket are four large patch pockets, two on the chest and two at the waist. The two chest pockets have flaps and a brass button closure. A medal ribbon is located on the left side of the chest, above the patch pocket. Brass insignia are attached to the outside of the collar on either side of the opening. There is a 16cm vent at each of the side seams. To the reverse, there is a centre seam that runs the length of the reverse and then a seam on either side of this which curves out from the shoulder seam and runs vertically to the hem. The inside of the jacket is lined with a black satin fabric. The inside of the collar has five brass studs to enable a removable, stiff white collar to be attached [2022.36.20.2]. British Army
            Soviet Army Plashch-Palatka Cape and Tent
            2016.248 · Item · undated [1960-1991]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Dark olive green cotton canvas square 170cm x 170cm with attachments to enable it to be used for multiple purposes - cape or poncho, tent, ground cover, or for carrying. It has brown leather eyelets sewn around holes on each of the four corners, channels for rope or cord to be threaded through, four black plastic toggles down one edge, an opening which can be fastened closed with a toggle, and buttonholes down two edges. The makers label is printed in black ink near one corner in Cyrillic text.
            Country of Design: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
            Country of Manufacture: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
            Keywords: Military uniform, combat uniform, rain protection, weather protection             Unknown
            British Army Officers Tunic, 2nd Volunteer Battalion
            2022.36.19 · Item · 1885-1902
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Thigh length, single breasted tunic [or jacket] in red wool. Tunic has a high neck and a standing collar that is faced with a khaki green woollen fabric and edged with silver braid and lace. Each side of the collar features the regimental insignia which is constructed using braid. Tunic fastens at the front via eight, ornate, domed, metal buttons [tarnished] and the collar with a double hook and eye fastening. The tunic is lightly tailored with the buttons stopping at the waist seam which runs the circumference of the tunic. At either side of the front opening there is a horizontal in seam pocket. The chest panel is slightly quilted to give a rounded shape. The cuff of each sleeve is faced in a khaki wool, matching the collar, with an ornate, silver lace and braid design [known as frogging] that finishes just before the elbow on each arm. The lining of the tunic is slightly quilted with panels of a cream woollen fabric as well as a cream twill. The internal waistband is constructed from a red leather and fastens via two concealed hook and eye fastenings. To the reverse, the skirt of the tunic has a type of box pleat [known as a sword pleat] at the centre, featuring two buttons, identical to those on the front, and white piping. At the reverse there is also a metal hook on the waistband which would have been used to hold a type of pouch known as a sabretache. British Army
            BodyMap Jacket with Print by Hilde Smith
            2019.77 · Item · 1985
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

            Short cotton jacket printed in an all-over black and white check pattern. The jacket has a wide turn down collar and lapel, the collar is overlaid with black rib cotton. Small button loop on the edge of the left lapel. The same black rib cotton is used to bind the large cut-out holes under each arm.

            The jacket can be fastened with a silver coloured metal buckle at the bottom left front edging and strap on the right side seam. There are two large silver coloured metal buckles, one on each side seam, which fasten to wide tabs with metal eyelet holes for adjustment. Vertical welted inset pockets at the waist on the far sides of the front panels. BodyMap label with hand print motif in back of the neck.

            White cotton has been printed with the design in black to create the pattern.
            Country of Design: England
            Country of Manufacture: England

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