CEREMONIAL DRESS BANDSMAN CAPE Or BOAT CLOAK , Made By THOMAS PRATT and SONS.

Description: A rare opportunity to purchase a CEREMONIAL BANDSMEN CLOAK OR BOAT CLOAK by Thomas Pratt & Sons Ltd The clasp seems to have been added at a later date so the cloak may have originally been a clerics cloak as that was the speciality of this particular firm of tailors. It is certainly the largest cloak I have ever had but it is much too big for me otherwise it would have been a keeper. This is ideally suited for someone around 6ft tall or more . PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VERY LARGE AND HEAVY WOOL CLOAK PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE A FEW MOTH HOLES BUT NOTHING TOO SIGNIFICANT. I have two similar items for sale , see my items for sale, by Gieves but one by this tailoring company is a first and extremely rare. I can only guess at the age of this item but believe it to be prior to WW2 and post WW1 the tailors label although present does not have a date. MEASUREMENTS PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VERY LARGE CLOAK No size label, all measurements are approximate: Across "shoulder"s: 24” Across the chest by the clasp 31” Bottom of Collar to hem: 52.5” Top of collar to hem 56” SOME HISTORY OF THE FAMILY 28 TRINITY STREET HISTORY OF 28 TRINITY STREET 1861 Robert Chatton, 50, gardener, b Norfolk Ann, 58, b Cambridge Thomas K Hunt, 34, solicitor’s clerk, b Cambridge Sarah, 37, b Cambridge ……………………………………………………………………. 1865 Pratt founded tailor’s business 1871 1881 Thomas D Pratt, 54, tailor & robe making employing 5 men & 1 boy, b Cambridge Mary A E, 52, b Cambridge Albert W, 19, b Cambridge Ernest E, 16, b Cambridge Edward W Wakefield, lodger, 18, university student, b Westmoreland Martha M Knightley, servant, 19, servant, b Histon 1891 1901 Susannah Haslop, widow, 35, lodging house keeper, b Cambridge Horace H, 6, b Cambridge Constance M, 3, b Cambridge Ethel Jane Rout, visitor, 24, butcher’s clerk, b Herts Rose Green, servant, 16, servant, b Herts Rebuilt 1910 in C18 style, in general character with street; 3 storeys; brick; stone cornice below parapet; 4 windows, hung sashes, glazing bars; shop front 5 bays divided by Ionic pilasters with entablature and windows with glazing bars. Nos 26 to 38 (consec) form a group. 1911 Susannah Hurst, 43, lodging house keeper, b Cambridge Horace Harry Haslop, 16, son, draper apprentice soft furnishings, b Cambridge Constance May Haslop, 13, daughter, b Cambridge Annie Sleath, 16, servant, b Essex Lilian Ada Heasman, 23, visitor, manageresss dyers and cleaners, b London 1913 Pratt & Co, tailors, robemakers and University outfitters F T McMurray H T Wing J Bryan, packer …………………………………….. 13/10/1962: Pratt, Manning and Co of Trinity Street, Cambridge’s oldest bespoke tailoring firm, is to close. It was established in 1865 by Thomas Pratt and acquired by Aid H.T. Wing in 1897. Until the First World War about 80% of the trade was from undergraduates who ordered three or four suits at a time. Today students on grants cannot afford high prices for hand-made clothes and they rely on professional and business men for their trade. Customer’s patterns and records will be transferred to their London office and a cutter will visit Cambridge at regular intervals. (Cam. News) Pratt, Thomas & Sons (1886) Last updated on 5 August 2020 Pratt, Thomas & Sons (1886) Pratt, Thomas & Sons 22 & 24 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden and 14 Southampton Street, Strand, London; ch Thomas and Rebecca had four boys baptised at St Barnabus, Pimlico in September 1851. Thomas Alexander, b 1844, Arthur Horatio b 1847, Cornelius James b 1849 and Orson Lorenzo b 1851, died infant. Thomas was a tailor and their address was 4 South Place. I can find Rebecca as a widow in 1871 age 46 and born St Geo in the East, living with son Arthur b St Geo Hanover Square. Thomas PRATT married Rebecca ELDRIDGE Jun qtr 1843 Stepney 2 463 by the look of it. Could be the PRATTs in 1841 Raven St St Mary's Whitechapel James PRATT, 45, Tailor Elizabeth PRATT, 45 Thomas PRATT, 20, do?? Hannah PRATT, 20, Tailoress Mary PRATT, 15, Tailoress Elizabeth PRATT, 15, Tailoress Eleanor PRATT, 12 All born in county except James. St Mary's Whitechapel - All baptised Oct 19 Hannah Sophia, d/o James & Elizabeth PRATT, Raven St, Tailor, born 1817 Apr 14 Thomas, s/o ditto, born 1819 Apr 4 Mary, d/o ditto, born 1821 Jul 21 Elizabeth, d/o ditto, born 1823 Sep 21 Ancestry says 1868, but think this is incorrect and more likely 1827 or 1828 going on other birthdates. Some older pages shoved into a newer register. also St Mary's Whitechapel 1828 Oct 17, Eleanor, d/o James & Eliz PRATT, Raven St, Tailor, born Sep 20. Measurements are taken with garments laid flat : Inside of collar 18.5” Shoulder to shoulder 24” Across the chest by clasp 31” Top of collar to hem 56” Bottom of collar to hem 52.5” PLEASE SEE PHOTOS WHICH HELP FORM ITEM DESCRIPTION IF YOU REQUIRE ANY FURTHER MEASUREMENTS OR PHOTOS BEFORE PURCHASING THEN PLEASE LET ME KNOW

Price: 375 GBP

Location: Southampton

End Time: 2024-12-24T16:13:07.000Z

Shipping Cost: 61.65 GBP