Rock & Pop
Ginger Baker / Cream: A black Edwardian fitted jacket worn by Ginger Baker and seen in publicity photographs with Cream,
1968,
the collarless jacket heavily adorned with black braid to front and back, with midnight blue velvet embellishments to collar, sleeves and waistcoat panels attached to lining, with blue and white enamel buttons, unlabelled, accompanied by a colour photograph of Baker wearing the jacket
the collarless jacket heavily adorned with black braid to front and back, with midnight blue velvet embellishments to collar, sleeves and waistcoat panels attached to lining, with blue and white enamel buttons, unlabelled, accompanied by a colour photograph of Baker wearing the jacket
Sold for
£7,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Ginger Baker wore this handmade jacket while with Cream in 1968. It is clearly visible in a publicity shoot taken in London by Alex Byre, while the band are on the streets of Soho and posing later in Hyde Park with an elderly admirer, as illustrated. The jacket has remained within Ginger Baker's family ever since.
Category: Collectibles / Entertainment Memorabilia
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