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Boy's Suit

ca. 1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Boy's suit comprising a dress, trousers and collar of pale grey-brown hair-striped cotton trimmed with brown braid in a hussar style. The trousers have a white cotton bodice, and there are additional sleeves attached to the collar.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Dress
  • Suit
  • Trousers
  • Suit
  • Collar
  • Suit
Materials and techniques
Cotton with braid
Brief description
Boy's suit, dress, trousers and collar of grey-brown hair-striped cotton trimed with brown braid, made in England, ca. 1835
Physical description
Boy's suit comprising a dress, trousers and collar of pale grey-brown hair-striped cotton trimmed with brown braid in a hussar style. The trousers have a white cotton bodice, and there are additional sleeves attached to the collar.
Credit line
Given by Mrs Dorothy Wake
Object history
Given by Mrs Dorothy Wake (RF 44/598). From the donor's letter on the file: ...worn by the Revd. J H Wilkinson, born 1828...It was given to me by his daughter, who tells me that even the ribbon on the tippet has not been renewed."
Collection
Accession number
T.15 to B-1944

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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