GUSN-73606
Black and white herringbone tweed with collar and full lining of grayish-brown fur; double-breasted with ten tortoiseshell buttons; button tab at collar with small button on either side; black elastic strap with large hook and eye closure below collar; large slash pockets lined with yellow chamois with smaller slash pockets above lined with gray wool; inner chest pockets lined with white cotton at both sides; button tab at cuffs with two buttons.
coats (garments)
fur
hand sewing
tweed
wool (textile)
Coat
Coat
Woven label inside collar, gold letters on black silk twill: ""Belle Jardinie`re / Paris"".
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Possibly Belle Jardiniere (Maker)
Paris, France
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5234
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