Boy's dress
Category
Costume
Date
1880
Materials
Cotton, Mother-of-pearl [pinctada maxima], Silk wool mix
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1362734.1
Summary
Boy's dress or coat for child aged 4. Grey wool / silk mixture boy's coat in two pieces. Garment is lined in brown cotton, round high piped neckline, long sleeves, cuffed and piped, black mother-of-pearl buttons closing cantre front. Piped waistband. Bodice back and skirt are all in one, box pleated over bustle. Remainder of skirt is symetrically pleated in panels. 1880 (circa)