Suit
ca. 1930 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This suit was made by the department store, Harrods. Boys' short trousers, as we understand them, developed from about the 1870s. This suit, which appears not to have been worn, may have been thought too childish by its wearer who by the size of the suit was fairly old or was large for his age and would probably have preferred a more grown up suit.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Materials and techniques | Machine stitched cotton |
| Brief description | Two piece suit from the juvenile tailoring department at Harrods, ca. 1930. |
| Physical description | Two piece short trouser suit for a boy of about 11. The suit is made from a mid blue heavy cotton fabric and is fully lined with a cream cotton. The suit jacket is double breasted with pearlised buttons. The jacket has a pocket with flap on each hip. The trousers are short and worn just below the knee with a front crease. The trousers have a reasonably high waist and have 6 buttons with Harrods brand moulded on them for fastening to braces. |
| Credit line | Given by Alasdair Peebles |
| Summary | This suit was made by the department store, Harrods. Boys' short trousers, as we understand them, developed from about the 1870s. This suit, which appears not to have been worn, may have been thought too childish by its wearer who by the size of the suit was fairly old or was large for his age and would probably have preferred a more grown up suit. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.192:1, 2-2009 |
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| Record created | March 29, 2010 |
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