Child's shorts
Maenson Clothes
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Flannel and cotton
Measurements
360 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658724
Summary
A pair of yellow flannel child's shorts. The shorts have pockets at the sides and three belt loops around the waistband. They open at the front and fasten with four yellow-brown buttons. The legs are dirty. The inside of the waistband is white cotton with six spare buttons attached to it in pairs of two. In the middle is a manufacturer's label with the name 'Maenson Clothes' printed in blue ink. The owner's name 'D.A. Owen' has been written underneath in purple pen.
Marks and inscriptions
On the label inside the shorts: 'Maenson Clothes / NAME D.A. OWEN / SIZE DATE / REGD NO [the name has been handwritten and the other sections have been left blank]'
Makers and roles
Maenson Clothes , maker