Object number
77/287
Exhibition
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Description
This is a pair of breeches made of brown corduroy and leather, manufactured by Caldone of Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire. Unfortunately we hold no further information on these breeches.
Physical description
1 pair of breeches: corduroy; leather; good condition
Label Text
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>Three pairs of breeches, circa 1930sThe 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</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
Archival history
MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – Breeches // cotton cordory and leather // label- 'Master cut Riding Kit by Caldone of Mytholmroyd Yorkshire .// brown //
Production place
Mytholmroyd
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14014.tif - High resolution image
