Hunt dress coat
(1920s)
Medium
wool, silk, brass
Measurements
98.0 cm (centre back) 62.5 cm (sleeve length)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2008
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
none
Accession Number
2008.332
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Physical description
Red wool hunt dress tail coat. Fine red wool, lined with silk satin twill that also faces the reveres. Four brass buttons with two brass buttons at back waist and two each at cuffs. Underarm sweat protectors made of wool jersey.
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