Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom Werge, Sarah Elizabeth
Dark blue fine wool facecloth (woven cloth with felted nap) tailcoat. It is double-breasted and fastens with four pairs of triple-gilt gold coloured metal buttons, engraved with a design of flowers and leaves. The coat has wide lapels with narrow V-notches edged in black cord and two extra decorative buttonholes on each lapel. The collar is very high at the back and is reinforced with rows of stab stitches to the underside.
The tails at the rear have two inverted pleats from the centre waistband with two of the same gilt buttons sewn to the top of the pleats and two at the bottom hem. There is a pocket concealed within the rear left tail. The cuffs are curved, trimmed with black cord and three smaller gilt buttons.
The main body of the coat is unlined except for the underarms which are padded and quilted with black cotton. The sleeves are lined in tan linen or cotton. It is entirely hand stitched.
Designer unknownPair of narrow leg trousers made of thick white cotton woven to create a stretch effect and with a pattern of uneven horizontal lines in the weave. They have a fall front with four button holes across the top of the flap, one button at the centre waist opening and seven buttons across the top of the front waistband, four on the right and three on the left. All of the buttons except one are bone but do not match, one button is plastic. Two of the bone buttons are probably original. There are slit pockets to each side of the front and two vertical sewn down tabs with V shaped ends on each side of the front flap.
The centre back waistband has a V notch. The back waist can be adjusted with two tabs below the waistband which fasten with a button hole and button (missing) and a metal buckle. The buckle is inscribed with 'A M & Cie'. There are two short vents in each cuff on the outside seam. The waistband and fall front are lined in fine white cotton.
Buckle made in France.
Designer unknownPair of pale yellow wool facecloth (woven wool with a felted nap) breeches. They have a fall front. The front flap is fastened to the waist part of the breeches with two small self covered buttons. The front waist opens down the centre under the fall front and fastens at the fly with one small self covered button. At the top it fastens with three larger self covered buttons (visible when the front flap is buttoned). On each side are two additional self covered buttons. On the right side of the waist is a small welted pocket, there are two additional pockets at hip level with wide openings and uneven welts.
The rear of the breeches are gathered to the wide waistband with a V-notch in the centre back. The V is filled with a section of off-white linen or cotton with a pinked edge at the top. There are two wide tabs sewn on to the waistband for waist adjustment, one with a wide buttonhole.
The leg openings of the breeches fasten with six self covered buttons and tabs at the cuffs. The inside of the bottom hems are lined with pink velvet to hold stockings in place. The breeches are lined in off white linen or cotton around the waistband, pocket bags, fall front and inside leg buttoning openings.
Designer unknown