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Boy's Suit (Jacket, Dress, and Trousers)1885

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Child's two-piece cream-colored suit consisting of a fitted jacket with gold buttons and flat collar, worn over a two-tiered pleated skirt
Title
Boy's Suit (Jacket, Dress, and Trousers)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1885
Medium
Silk plain weave with mother of pearl buttons, painted
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Jacket): 19 in. (48.26 cm) Center back length (b) Dress): 22 1/2 in. (57.15 cm) Inseam (c) Trousers): 6 3/4 in. (17.15 cm) Length (c) Trousers, overall): 15 3/4 in. (40.01 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of A.N. Abell
Accession Number
M.78.113.1a-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.