Child's coat
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cotton and lace
Measurements
555 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658394
Summary
A white ribbed cotton long-sleeved child's coat. The coat has a square collar decorated with a lace trim, a broderie anglaise insertion and a broderie anglaise scalloped outer edge. The sleeves end with the same design of broderie anglaise insertion and scalloped broderie anglaise edging. The coat opens at the front and fastens with a metal hook and eye at the top and five round mother of pearl buttons. To the left and right of the opening are broderie anglaise insertions. The bottom of the coat is skirt like and has a scalloped broderie anglaise pintuck with the broderie anglaise insertion above.