Boy's Jacket and Skirt
Dateabout 1860
MediumHand-stitched wool with cotton braid trim and gutta percha buttons
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 11 1/2 x 28 1/4in. (29.2 x 71.8cm)
Credit LineGift of Annetta Eddy Brigham.
DescriptionTwo-piece dress: Bolero-type jacket (.a) with bell sleeves and a pleated skirt (.b) of plaid twill-woven wool in green, blue, and pink. The jacket and skirt are both trimmed with black soutache stitched in a looping, meandering design. The jacket closes at the neck with a 2 1/2-inch loop of thin black braid looped around a gutta percha button with an eight-pointed star design. A matching button is stitched to the opposite side. The round neck is bound with self-fabric. The skirt is pleated onto the waistband, which is stitched with buttonholes for attaching to the child's shirt (no longer extant). The jacket and the skirt are both unlined.
Object number2001.49.21a,b
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