Groom's overcoat

1925

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Wool

Overall: 43 x 19 x 4 in. ( 109.2 x 48.3 x 10.2 cm )

Gift of Harris Fahnestock, 1938

INV.11815

DescriptionBlue double-breasted wool groom's overcoat from a Coaching Club uniform with a fitted body and a full knee-length skirt; short pointed collar with an interior trim of blue and gold stripes; two rows of six round brass buttons; split up the back; one pocket at the waist; one vertical pocket inside the front; padded back; remained of interior lined with a black and white plaid wool; maker's labels at the neck and inside the interior pocket.

Markingsembroidered: on label at neck: "JOHN PATTERSON & CO/ 665 FIFTH AVENUE/ NEW YORK" below a thistle printed: on pocket label: "Arvid Swenson/ John Patterson & Co/ 655-671 FIFTH AVE/ NEW YORK AND/ BELLVUE AVE/ NEWPORT RI/ Harris Fahnestock/ Date. OCT 5 1925 No. 17506"

ClassificationsEQUESTRIAN TOOLS & EQUIPMENT