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Boy's Suit (Jacket and Pants)circa 1885

Not on view
Child's two-piece cream-colored suit with pintucked jacket, ruffled waistband, and straight-leg trousers, displayed on an invisible form against a gray background

Unknown, Boy's Suit (Jacket and Pants), circa 1885, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dixon, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Boy's Suit (Jacket and Pants)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1885
Medium
Wool twill (fulled)
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Shirt): 17 in. (43.18 cm) Inseam (b) Breeches): 10 in. (25.4 cm) Length (b) Breeches, overall): 18 in. (45.72 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dixon
Accession Number
56.19.2a-b
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.