Child's Pantalets
Original OwnerPossibly originally owned by
Clark W. Eldridge
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1840-1850
MediumHand-stitched cotton
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 18 1/2 x 7 1/2in. (47 x 19.1cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of the estate of Anne Frances Eldridge Murray
Object number1997.54.144a-b
DescriptionPair of child's pantalet legs of white cotton, decorated with a band of whitework embroidery inserted 1 1/2 inches above the bottom edge. The leg openings are edged with a strip of scalloped and faggoted cotton of a lighter weight than the pantalet legs. (This same lightweight cotton is used for the whitework insertion.) The legs are stitched in tubes, with the long edge of a triangular piece of fabric stitched around the top. The apex of the triangle is stitched with a buttonhole for fastening to the child's shirt.
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