smock, foul weather

Off white machine sewn canvas smock. Two hand sewn eyelets on each side near hem for attachment to washing line. Closed by two tape ties at the neck; stand up collar; small pocket on left side. Official issue clothing belonging to Edmund Horton Knott 1872-ca.1937, Keeper of the South Foreland lighthouse in 1901. Probably lifeboat issue.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1695
Collection: Uniforms
Type: smock, foul weather
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hebbert & Co
Date made: Unknown
People: Knott, Edmund Horton
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 785 mm x 1500 mm