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Boy's Highland Dress Costume (Jacket, Waistcoat, Dress, Plaid, Shorts, Sporran, Pair of Socks, Plaid Brooch, and Bowtie)circa 1900

Not on view
Highland dress ensemble displayed on a stand: forest-green wool jacket, navy and green tartan kilt and shoulder plaid with red and yellow lines, and a fringed sporran

Unknown, Boy's Highland Dress Costume (Jacket, Waistcoat, Dress, Plaid, Shorts, Sporran, Pair of Socks, Plaid Brooch, and Bowtie), circa 1900, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Helen Larson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Boy's Highland Dress Costume (Jacket, Waistcoat, Dress, Plaid, Shorts, Sporran, Pair of Socks, Plaid Brooch, and Bowtie)
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1900
Medium
Jacket: Wool plain weave, full finish, with silk braid trim and silver buttons Waistcoat: Wool plain weave, full finish, with silver buttons Dress: Wool twill and cotton twill Plaid (scarf): Wool twill Shorts: Wool twill Sporran: leather, metal, horsehair Socks: Wool knit Plaid brooch: Metal, glass Bowtie: Silk twill
Dimensions
Center back length (.1) Jacket): 18 3/4 in. (47.63 cm) Center back length (.2) Waistcoat): 13 1/2 in. (34.29 cm) Center back length (.3) Dress): 24 1/2 in. (62.23 cm) .4) Scarf: 80 × 13 3/4 in. (203.2 × 34.93 cm) Length (.5) Shorts): 16 3/4 in. (42.55 cm) .6) Sporran: 9 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (24.13 × 9.53 × 4.13 cm) Length (.7) and .8) Socks, overall): 14 1/2 in. (36.83 cm) .9) Brooch: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 7/8 in. (5.72 × 5.72 × 2.22 cm) Length (.10) Bowtie): 5 1/2 in. (13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Helen Larson
Accession Number
AC1999.46.24.1-.10
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles