Long black ribbed silk coat and matching waistcoat. These items were part of a theatre costume worn by Sir Henry Irving as Dr Primrose in Olivia by William Gorman Wills (1828–1891). The play was an adaptation of the novel The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (1730–1774). Unusually for Irving, his role as the Vicar, Dr Primrose, was secondary to the starring role of Olivia, played by Ellen Terry (1847-1928). The character of a benign, gentle, elderly parent was outside Irving’s usual range, but the play was a great success. First produced in 1885, Irving and Terry were still performing it as late as 1900.