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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

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
machine stitched, possibly nylon
Brief description
Child's trousers, cornflower blue nylon flared style, with elasticated waist and front seams, made for a young child size 26, 1970s.
Physical description
Child's cornflower blue nylon flared trousers with an elasticated waist and front seams, made for a young child size 26, 1970s
Dimensions
  • Flat across the waist unstretched width: 21cm
  • Inside leg length: 40cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
26 (printed in a sewn in label inside trousers to denote size.)
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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