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Trousers
- Place of origin:
United States (made)
- Date:
1845-1853 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Linen twill, hand-sewn, brass
- Credit Line:
Given by Captain Raymond Johnes
- Museum number:
T.177-1965
- Gallery location:
In Storage
When trousers became fashionable in the first decade of the 19th century, they retained wide fall-front closure commonly used in the late 18th century. This began to narrow in the 1820s, and by the 1830s a fly-front closure, as seen in this example, became the most usual form. Buttons on the waistband allow the attachment of braces. Linen and cotton in pale colours were a popular choice for summer wear. These trousers are reputed to have been worn by William Pierson Johnes, a linen merchant of New York City.
