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            48 Archival description results for Pre-1900

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            2017.351.5 · Item · undated [1880-1910]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Smoking coat or dressing gown made from a piece of phulkari bagh embroidery. The ground of the fabric is dark orange red cotton which has been hand embroidered all over in a square and diamond shaped geometric pattern in three different shades of gold silk floss thread (untwisted). The gown has been made to avoid cutting the textile with details such as pleats over the shoulders and overlapped embroidered selvedge edges down the centre back. The bell shaped sleeves are lined in dark red silk. It fastens centre front with three metal hooks and cotton thread loops. There is a short tab or bar roughly stitched to the left side of the centre front opening near the top loop. Small ink stains to the right front edge, the bottom hem is unfinished with a raw fraying edge.
            Country of Design: India (Punjab)
            Country of Manufacture: India (Punjab)
            Keywords: Leisure wear, informal dress, night wear
            Designer unknown
            2020.102 · Item · undated [1860-1870]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

            Jacket made of green moquette or plush pile fabric, probably mohair with curved cutaway fronts. It has a turn down collar and lapel, single breasted fastening with four large gold-coloured metal shank buttons. The buttons are back marked: 'A BROWN & SONS ST MARTINS LANE LONDON'. Hand sewn buttonholes. There are two smaller gold-coloured shank buttons on each sleeve cuff. It has two large flapped pockets with curved edges on each side of the chest and a small slit watch pocket on the right side front waist. Each side of the waist seam has a large flapped pocket which go around from front to back. The centre back has two pleats and a vent to the right from the waist seam to the hem with two gold-coloured metal buttons at the top.

            The jacket is lined in grey and white finely checked tweed wool and the sleeves are lined in striped cotton sateen. There are two very large jetted 'poachers' pockets at the inside waist on the left and right side of the lining, each close with a brown button in the centre. There is an additional pocket to the inside left chest.

            The pocket bags are all made of dark brown grey cotton twill and there is a hanging loop in the back of the neck.

            Designer unknown
            2021.21.1 · Item · undated [1880-1900]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Boy's brown velvet coat, part of three piece suit in the style of eighteenth century menswear. It has cut steel buttons (corroded) down the front, smaller cut steel buttons at the centre back waist and at the cuffs. There are cream pleated fills at each sleeve cuff and it is lined in brown cotton sateen. Unknown
            2017.351.6 · Item · undated [1870-1900]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Dark gold coloured silk velvet smoking cap with circular flat top. It has been hand embroidered in dark gold braid and threads in a pattern of five-pointed leaves which circle around the silk thread covered button in the centre of the top of the cap and around the cap edges. The button fastens a long fine braid tassel. The cap is lined in machine quilted brown silk in a pattern of horizontal lines.
            Country of Design: Britain
            Country of Manufacture: Britain
            Keywords: Leisure wear, informal dress, night wear, smoking
            Designer unknown
            Gibus Opera Hat Box
            2018.252.2 · Item · undated [1850-1900]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Shallow oval shaped cardboard box and lid, coloured dark red on the outside. The lid is printed in gold lettering: GIBUS / INVENTOR OF THE OPERA HAT / 10 CHANDOS STREET, CHARING CROSS / W.C. The front of the box has 'GIBUS' printed in gold lettering. The lid and box are attached with a piece of red cotton tape. Gibus
            2018.254.1 · Item · undated [1850-1900]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
            Black silk plush top hat with a wide black wool band around the crown. The lower part of the lining of the crown is a band of white leather embossed with 'English Manufacturers / CHRISTYS' LONDON / IMPERIAL QUALITY' with a crown and coat of arms. The top of the lining is in cream silk and the top of the inside of the crown is printed in black with: Imperial / CHRISTYS' LONDON / WILLIAM S. SCOTT / Hatter and Hosier, / 100, LEITH STREET / EDINBURGH. Christys' London
            2018.257 · Item · undated [1880-1920]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

            Black silk plush bicorn hat with a fringe of black ostrich feathers around the top edges of both parts of the turned up brims. The silk plush has worn away across most of the sides of the exposed undersides of the brim but covers the crown and outside brims. Where the silk has deteriorated it exposes the body of the hat made of cardboard. One side of the folded up brim has a length of gold coloured metal thread woven tape with a large brass button embossed with the royal coat of arms over the top of a black silk ribbon rosette.

            The lining of the hat is striped black silk satin with a quilted hat band around the inside of the crown. The top of the inner crown has a coat of arms and makers name printed in gold lettering. Machine and hand stitched.

            Sandilands & Son
            Blue Silk Embroidered Coat
            2018.249 · Item · undated [1780-1790]
            Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

            Blue silk cutaway coat worn for formal or court dress. It is heavily hand embroidered and has been extensively altered. The silk is satin with stripe created by raised weft threads which has worn away extensively in places. The coat has a high stand collar which has been altered, curved cutaway fronts, narrow slanted shoulders and tight curved sleeves.

            The front right panel has eight large flat buttons - there are no buttonholes on the left side. There are two pockets, below the hips, with scalloped flaps and three buttons below. The sleeves have been altered or remade with panels created from patches of silk. The sleeves have turn back cuffs decorated with three large flat buttons and embroidery, the cuffs have been altered by being narrowed and the embroidery motifs have been cut out and appliqued on.

            The back of the coat has narrow skirts with two vertical pleats on each side of the two tails (possibly unpicked) and a long centre back vent. The embroidery is of a design of summer grasses and flower heads in green, cream, pale pink and yellow silk threads worked in satin stitch. Bordering the main design is an embroidered lace net pattern in white silk threads. The flat buttons probably have a wooden core and have been covered in the main blue silk and embroidered with a small floral motif. A linen underlayer can be seen where the blue silk has worn through and there are linen pocket bags. Hand-sewn and hand-woven. It has been completely re-lined in a modern white cotton or polycotton fabric.

            Designer unknown