Coat
Dateca.1803
OriginEngland
MediumWool, serge, cassimere, cotton, silver wrapped threads, pewter
DimensionsOverall CB: 43 3/4 in.; Chest: 20 in.; Waist: 20 1/2 in.
Credit LineMuseum Purchase and Partial Gift of Adam Coman
Object number2023-324
DescriptionMen’s coat constructed of red wool with black facings on the standing collar and cuffs. Coat cut at waist with tails in back. Tails are bordered with cream cassimere. Coat is lined with cream cassimere (at collar), serge (body) and glazed cotton (sleeves). Front has 11 buttonholes and 10 remaining pewter buttons. Buttons inscribed with “Inspectors of Yeomanry Volunteers” with central crown. 3 ¼” standing collar has a line of raised stitching and a button on either side of the center front. Sleeves have four closed worked buttonholes and buttons on and above cuff. Shoulders have buttonholes sewn in. Back of coat has closed worked buttonholes and 10 pewter buttons. Bottom of tails have decorative embroidered motifs done in silver thread.Label TextThis coat came from the family of Thomas Crewe Dodd Esq (1754-1827). After a military career that took him abroad to America (1776-1778) and India (1782-1786), Dodd returned to his family estate, Edge Hall in Cheshire, England. Military service remained a part of his life, and Dodd wore this coat as a commanding officer of the Western Cheshire Yeomanry, raised in response to tensions between England and France in the early 19th century.Inscription(s)Buttons are inscribed on front with "Inspectors of Yeomanry Volunteers" with central crown. On reverse, partially illegible "WESTALL". This probably refers to Firmin & Westall, buttonmakers at 153 Strand London ca. 1794-1812.Provenance1803-2018 (Edge Hall, Malpas, Cheshire, England); 2019 sold by Trevanion & Dean; purchased by dealer; purchased by Adam Coman (Boerne, TX); 2024-present, purchased by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)
