Skeleton Suit
ca. 1800-1805 (made)
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Boy's skeleton suit of a pale yellowish cloth known as nankeen. The jacket has elbow length sleeves and a button through front, the trousers ankle length legs and a button through small fall front.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Nankeen |
| Brief description | Boy's skeleton suit, jacket with elbow length sleeves and button through front, trousers with ankle length legs and button through small fall front, nankeen, made in England, ca. 1800-1805 |
| Physical description | Boy's skeleton suit of a pale yellowish cloth known as nankeen. The jacket has elbow length sleeves and a button through front, the trousers ankle length legs and a button through small fall front. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss E. Marian Adeney |
| Object history | "The first suit of my grandfather born 1796" (letter of donor Miss E Marian Adeney) |
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| Accession number | T.165&A-1915 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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