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Woman's jodhpurs

Labeled: CC41 (English, 1941–1952)
English
about 1944
Object Place: England

Medium/Technique Cotton, cord weave
Dimensions Length: 95.5 cm (37 5/8 in.); Waist: 46 cm (18 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2010.1408
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionWoman's Land Army jodhpurs with button fly, buttons at outer waist for suspenders, reinforced patches at inner calf and laced at outer calf. Outer (sales) label attached: "Govcord - Melbourne Brand- Guaranteed - Fair Wear or a New Pair - size 16/1 - cloth no. 5249 10 - Order no. E1298 - This cloth has been specially designed to stand hard wear." Labeled inside: "CC41"
ProvenanceBy 2010, with Leslie Verrinder, Tin Tin Collectables, London; 2010, sold by Verrinder to Frederic Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2010, year-end gift of Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: January 26, 2011)