Coat, 1685-95 (silk & wool)

Brown silk/wool mixture cloth, lined with blue and brown shot silk. High round neck bound with silk braid; 30 buttons and button holes down front opening, the bottom 8 button holes uncut; elbow length sleeves in 2 sections, widening to come below elbow on outer arm; turn-back cuff falling below sleeve with irregular pleating parallel with arm, edged with braid and trimmed with 6 buttons on the upper edge; skirt in 4 flared sections, open from waist at sides, caught at base; top of opening trimmed with 3 buttons and false button holes; opening at back, trimmed with 15 buttons and false button holes; pocket on each side of skirt front, vertical slit beneath pocket flap with central box pleat, buttoned down each side with 7 buttons and with 3 buttons along the bottom on each side of pleat; inner belt of fawn silk figured in red, black and brown sewn in side seams and fastening in front with 3 silver thread buttons and trimmed with silver fringe. Associated with Chetham's Library in Manchester. Possibly belonging to the Headmaster at the time.