Child's coat
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1900 - circa 1915
Materials
Cotton and mother-of-pearl
Measurements
575 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658588
Summary
A white cotton child's coat (circa 1900 to circa 1915) with long sleeves and broderie anglaise cuffs. The material is of a fancy weave with strips of vertical lines and diamond patterns. There is a very large collar with two bands of different broderie anglaise trim. It is fastened by two large mother of pearl buttons at the front.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs A. Davison in May 1979.