TAILOR'S PATTERNS x 3, hand-cut brown paper, hooked on rectangular, hooked pattern holder

H2013.97.1-3

Three sets of hand-made, brown paper patterns.
[1] Brown paper patterns, home made, for a pair of trousers and a jacket marked 'Mr Seeton' and 'Regular Stout' and another marked 'Dr O'Keefe' with lines and measurements in pencil and tailor's chalk. Held together through cut holes with a double strand of string
[2] Brown paper patterns, home made for a jacket with back, front, sleeves and collar. Measurements are written in pencil on each part which are held together with a blue and white striped fragment of cloth, through round holes.
[3] Brown paper patterns, home made, attached with striped blue and white torn fabric to a thick cardboard pattern holder with a metal hook. Patterns for two jackets, with back, front, sleeves and yolk. All with pencilled measurements and some lines in pencil.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H2013.97.1-3
Accession Date: 26 Mar 2015
Acquisition Year: 2013

Material

Paper

[.1] Paper, cotton tape [.2] Paper, cotton tape [.3] Paper, cotton, cardboard, metal

0 - Whole
Cotton/Textile
Cardboard/Paper
Metal

Measurement

length990mm[.1] Measurements taken from folded patterns as stored in box. Ditto [.2 and .3]
width480mm
length920mm[.2] Ditto
width470mm
length1120mm[.3] Ditto
width43mm

 


 

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