Coat, Cutaway

Object Name:

Coat, Cutaway

Object ID:

2001.017.02.1

Creator:

C.S.Clement -- Clothier

Place of Origin:

Nashua, NH

Date:

1895-1904

Description:

Cutaway coat with tails. Green wool lined with black silk, sleeves lined with tan linen. Seams on wool machine stitched, lining hand sewn. Double breasted, two cloth-covered buttons each side, false button holes on front and lapels, the top one on left lapel is opened. Short, folded collar. Left interior breast pocket. Two cloth-covered buttons on each cuff and on back waist. Back has straight seam in middle from neck to bottom and two additional seams on either side of middle that curve toward each armhole. Short side seams at waist. Seams along the back shoulders that run diagonally from the neckline to the armhole. Label on interior, black with yellow lettering: "C. S. CLEMENT / NASHUA,N.H.". Part of a suit.

Material:

Textile
Wool
Silk
Linen

Dimensions:

L-43 inches

Provenance:

Ralph W. Holt of Nashua, NH (b.1883) was a building contractor. He served seven years in the NH National Guard and was chief trumpeter on the staff of General J. E. Tolles. He held ward and city offices, was a member of the Legislature of 1915 and a delegate to the 1918 NH Constitutional Convention.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary McEvoy Barrett

People:

Holt, Ralph (1883-1937)