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1895.46.1.2

White trousers [for bell pads see 1895.46.1.9 &10], part of a Morris dancing outfit. [MJD 13/10/2014]

1895.46.1.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
White trousers [for bell pads see 1895.46.1.9 &10], part of a Morris dancing outfit. [MJD 13/10/2014]
Long description
White trousers [for bell pads see 1895.46.1.9 &10] part of a Morris dancing outfit. The trousers are made of a thick woven textile and lined with cotton textile. The trousers have 11 brass buttons. Four buttons on the front flap. Three buttons on the fly. Two button on the front waistband and two buttons on the back waistband. Stitched into a small shallow pocket on the right front is a long pattern ribbon. The trousers have two front pockets hidden inside the front flap. The trousers are hand stitched. [MJD 13/10/2014]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Thomas James Carter
PRM source Thomas James Carter
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1895
Date collected
By 1895
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1895
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Brass Metal, Material Ribbon Textile, Process Stitched, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width 385 mm waist, Length: max 1110 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1895.46.1.2
Associated publications
Published (with the rest of 1895.46) in colour as 71/A on page 71 of Treasures of Oxfordshire, edited by Francesca Jones, Lauren Gilmour, and Martin Henig (Oxford: FAMOS, 2004). Caption (same page), by Julia Nicholson (PRM) reads: '71/A Morris Dancer's Costume, Headington, Oxford. The full costume comprises a white shirt with rosette and blue and pink ribbons, white trousers with bell pads at the knees, and a double-breasted waistcoat with thin blue lines. Accoutrements included a black top hat with pink and blue ribbons and rosette, two cylindrical red and blue sticks, and a collecting box.' [JC 23 6 2006]

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