Live Auction 14139Out of the Ordinary
R.M.S. TITANIC (1912)A BEAVER LAMB COAT
Lot 503 Property from the Collection of David Gainsborough Roberts

R.M.S. TITANIC (1912)A BEAVER LAMB COAT

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Closed14 September 2016

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GBP 2,000

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R.M.S. TITANIC (1912)
A BEAVER LAMB COAT
EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Mabel Bennett
Given to her great niece in the 1960s
Henry Aldridge & Son Auctions, Wiltshire, 26 July 2000, lot 385.

Specialist note

This coat belonged to Mabel Bennett, a stewardess aboard the Titanic. At the time of her rescue, she was in her nightdress with just this coat for warmth. She died in 1974. The coat was given to her great niece in the 1960s and was restyled around the same time by Mays of Southampton.
Sold with a letter of provenance from Ms. Bennett's great niece.