JACKET AND TROUSERS, SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF MALTA. SPAIN, POSSIBLY CIRCA EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
Antiques - Miscellaneus / Other Objects
Reference: ZF1448
Uniform of Honor, Order of Malta. Spain, possibly from the early 20th century. A blue jacket or coat and trousers, the former bearing a label from the tailor shop Félix del Hierro, which was located on Barquillo Street in Madrid, Spain, and had another branch on Almirante Street in the same city. It is known to have been active until at least 1946. The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta (SMOM), known simply as the Order of Malta or Knights Hospitaller, was recognized by Pope Paschal II in 1113. After having provisional headquarters in Messina, Catania, and Ferrara, the Order finally settled in Rome in 1834. During the 20th century, the Order refocused on its mission of providing hospital care.
· Size: 50x5x90 cms.
1.200 €
