Name/Title
1917-1918 CEF Staff Colonel's service dress breechesEntry/Object ID
2017.19.42Description
1917-1918 CEF Staff Colonel's service dress breeches. Light green ribbed wool. Flared hips, tapered cut. Four button fly front, brown composite buttons 1.5 cm. diameter. Two slash side pockets, lined with white linen or cotton. One right side watch fob slit pocket, tan leather lined. One slit pocket, buttoned, right rear. At waist are five horn or bone buttons, 1.5 cm. diameter, also four belt loops, each 7.3 cms. long. Each ankle cuff has 16 holes for lacing, also one small celluloid button at front. Each inner thigh reinforced with tan leather patch 33.5 cms. long. Lining of tan linen and sateen.Made/Created
Date made
1917 - 1918Notes
Date: 1917Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Manufacturer's MarkLocation
Back-left side of interiorTranscription
WATKINS STOKE-ON-TRENT
accession number tag sewn to underside of maker's tagLanguage
EnglishDimensions
Length
92 cmDimension Notes
92 cm. waist circumfirence
125 cm. hip circumfirence
