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Child's Trousers

1970s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This garment is part of a range of childrenswear from the 1970s.
These clothes were all dead stock from a childrenswear shop which shut down around the end of the 1970s. Many of the clothes were made in the far east and were imported for sale in the UK. All the garments are unworn, and many retain the brand tags and labels they were initially sold with and give us a valuable snapshot of the styles and fashions that were available to both girls and boys of different ages during this period.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
machine stitched, 100% nylon
Brief description
Child's jean-like slightly flared trousers made of blue brushed cotton with an elasticated waist and exposed zip pockets and fly, size 24, made by San Rosa in Hong Kong, 1970s.
Physical description
Trousers for a young boy or a girl. The trousers have a fixed waistband at the front with an elasticated back portion. There are two belt loops at the front and three at the back. The trousers fasten with an exposed metal zip. There are two hip pockets applied to the front of the trousers with diagonally placed zip openings. The trousers have centrally falling front and back creases down the leg length.The trousers still have the manufacturers' card tag folded and then stapled over the front of the trousers. There is also a sewn in fabric label with washing instructions in the inside front of the garment.
Dimensions
  • Flat across the waist unstretched width: 25cm
  • Inside leg length: 39cm
  • Waist circumference: 66cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • San Rosa / CALL NO. 6107 / SIZE 24 (printed on attached card sales label)
  • WARNING / THIS BRUSHED COTTON GARMENT / WILL SHRINK IN THE WASH SO / PLEASE ALLOW FOR THIS WHEN / SELECTING SIZE / WASH SEPERATELY / MADE IN HONG KONG (printed on attached card sales label)
  • MACHINE / HAND-HOT / MEDIUM WASH / (40C)
  • HAND WASH / HAND-HOT (40C)
  • WARM IRON
  • Cold rinse short spin (printed on attached card sales label)
Object history
These trousers, along with numbers B.220-2011 to B.239-2011, are all from the same batch of dead shop stock from a childrenswear shop that shut down in the late 1970s. As a result all of the items in this lot are in mint condition, many still have their shop labels attached. All items were purchased via a house clearance company.
Summary
This garment is part of a range of childrenswear from the 1970s.
These clothes were all dead stock from a childrenswear shop which shut down around the end of the 1970s. Many of the clothes were made in the far east and were imported for sale in the UK. All the garments are unworn, and many retain the brand tags and labels they were initially sold with and give us a valuable snapshot of the styles and fashions that were available to both girls and boys of different ages during this period.
Collection
Accession number
B.238-2011

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Record createdJune 12, 2012
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