Object number
66/228/1-2
Exhibition
Description
This is a pair of leather leggings of a type commonly worn by farmers, chauffeurs and gameskeepers etc in 1920s- 1930s, known in Essex as 'buskins'.
Label Text
Two pairs of leggings, 1920s-1930s. Leather leggings like the pairs shown here were worn by many farmers and gamekeepers during the interwar period. A variation on gaiters, they were worn over boots and usually in conjunction with breeches. After the Second World War wellington boots became far more common and accessories like these were no longer necessary. The brown pair possibly comes from Essex where accessories like this were known as 'buskins'. The black pair was purchased second hand in Reading. Both pairs were probably once worn on farms. MERL 77/286/1-2, MERL 66/228/1-2.
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form - ‘LEGGINGS // PERSONAL- Clothing- garments // C. A. Jewell MERL // A pair of shaped chestnut brown leggings with string fastening and hooks.’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7866.tif - High resolution image
