Coat
Object number2001.53.1
Manufacturer
Joseph Horne Company
(1849 - 1994)
Date1920s
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumRaccoon fur; Taffeta; Wool(?)
Credit LineGift of Arthur F. Humphrey
DescriptionMan's full length raccoon fur coat.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 52.5 × 21 × 5 in. (133.4 × 53.3 × 12.7 cm) [Width is at shoulders]MarksAt neck: "JOSEPH HORNE CO. / PITTSBURGH / PENNSYLVANIA".
Historical NotesWorn by John Barclay, Jr., at Princeton University in the 1920s (Class of 1924). The coat was purchase at Horne's. Barclay (1900-1995) later founded Barclay Westmoreland Trust Company in Greensburg, PA, Greensburg’s largest bank, which was bought by Mellon Bank in the 1950’s.
Previous owner
John Barclay Jr.
(1900 - 1995)
Related institution
Princeton University
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Joseph Horne Company
c. 1890
1872
c. 1975
Academy Clothes
