Tail coat worn by Captain Thomas B. Hawkins

tail coat

Tail coat with 8 New York Yacht Club gold buttons; worn by Capt. Thomas Brewster Hawkins (1819-1901); navy blue wool; Hawkins designed and supervised construction of schooner yacht WANDERER; he was an early member of the NYYC, and was the owner of racing yachts including the IRENE, PLOVER, WIDGEON, LAPWING, AND HALCYON.