Object number
2002/2
Exhibition
Description
Riding breeches made in leather. They came from the donor's father's farm at Barnfield, Edmondsham, Dorset.
These riding breeches are made in brown leather, and have a front flap fastened by two buttons. They are designed to also fasten just below the knee, with four buttons on each side. There is a buckled strap at the back, and a pocket on either side of the front flap. They originally came from the donor's father's farm at Barnfield, Edmondsham, Dorset.
Physical description
1 pair of breeches: leather
Label Text
Three pairs of breeches, circa 1930s. The white cavalry twill breeches were made by H. Huntsman and Sons of Saville Row, London, sometime between 1930 and 1938. This tailoring firm catered for land owners rather than working countrymen. It dressed eminent gentleman-farmers such as Winston Churchill. The brown corduroy breeches were made by Caldene Clothing, an equestrian outfitter founded in 1922. Although tailor-made they offered a cheaper alternative to top end firms. The leather breeches belonged to Mr Worthington, whose family farmed near Wimborne, Dorset, from the late 1930s until 1962.MERL 70/176, MERL 77/287, MERL 2002/2.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Breeches // Description // 1 pair of breeches // Brown leather; front flap fastened by 2 buttons; for fastening just below knee, with 4 buttons on each side; buckled strap at back; pocket either side of front flap, with textile lining and button on outer corner. // Dimensions // 88 x 37cm (length x width across waist) // Associated information // These breeches came from Mr. Worthington's father's farm at Barnfield, Edmondsham, Wimborne, Dorset. The family farmed there from the late 1930s until 1962.'
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