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Description: | Green wool facecloth, lined with green cotton satin; fronts each in one section, faced with cloth; slit pocket of black twilled cotton, in facing of left front; fronts seamed at waist, fastening to four inches below round neck with turn-down collar and four brass buttons with raised design of arrow and "CENTRUM PETE" on each, and "Firmin & Sons / 153 / Strand, London" on reverse.
Back in four shaped sections, seamed at waist except at centre back sections; skirt fronts curving to sides and extending to back open below waist with overlap; deep narrow pocket, white twilled cotton with leather-bound opening, in waist seam at right side; large pocket, black twilled cotton, in side-back skirt seams; long sleeves, lined white striped twilled cotton, in two sections, slightly gathered on shoulder; right sleeve with stitching imitating cuff and fastening at wrist with two smaller brass buttons; left sleeve, with leather patch over inner forearm and wrist, open at outside almost to elbow, fastening with four buttons, one missing, shoulders padded; lining padded above waist at each side.
Cap: green cloth lined with fawn twilled silk and cotton round crown in eight triangular sections, meeting in centre under small cloth-covered button; stiffened crescent-shaped peak in front; press-fastener attaching centre front of crown, near edge, to centre of peak.
Matching tie.
Archery uniform for the Royal Toxopholite Society.
Technique: woven
Technique: twill
Material: wool
Material: leather
Material: cotton
Material: silk
archery uniform coat & cap by Firmin & Sons, 1880-1900, (1954.996/3). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.14979 | Go to resource |
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