A man’s coat of brown woollen broadcloth with a ¾-inch (2 cm) standing collar and curving 2-piece sleeves end in cuffs 4¾ inches (12.2 cm) deep. The fronts curve from neck to hem with pleats 4½ -inch (12 cm) deep, below the hip set at the side back. Each front has a pocket with scalloped pocket flap; the centre-back seam is open below the hip. The coat and pocket flaps are lined with ivory silk satin, the sleeves and pockets with bleached linen. There are 10 worked buttonholes along the left front and 10 corresponding self-covered buttons on the right front, 3 below each pocket, 3 on each cuff and 3 along the pleats. There are 2 hooks and eyes on the fronts, 1 below the collar and the other mid-chest.