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

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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
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