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Boy's Suit ( Jacket, Vest, and Trousers)circa 1870

Not on view
Child's two-piece black velvet suit with gray braid trim in a repeating oval and cross pattern along the jacket front and trouser seams

Unknown, Boy's Suit ( Jacket, Vest, and Trousers), circa 1870, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Janet Felix, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Boy's Suit ( Jacket, Vest, and Trousers)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1870
Medium
Cotton velvet with wool braid trim
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Jacket): 18 1/2 in. (46.99 cm) Center back length (b) Vest): 13 5/8 in. (34.61 cm) Length (c) Trousers, overall): 16 7/8 in. (42.86 cm) Inseam (c) Trousers): 8 1/4 in. (20.96 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Janet Felix
Accession Number
52.48a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography

  • Maeder, Edward; Evelyn Ackerman. Dressed for the Country: 1860-1900. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.