Boy's jacket
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1914
Materials
Muslin, lace and embroidery thread
Measurements
360 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 661646
Summary
A boy's early 20th century white Indian muslin jacket which has embroidered cuffs trimmed with lace (circa 1914). An embroidered collar, open front edges and hem. The collar fastens with a cloth covered button. The garment may have been made in India.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs J Haines in 1993. The clothes had belonged to Leo Rowlands (1914 -1938) and Malcolm Rowlands (1922 -1942) and were made by a seamstress who visited the Rowlands' house two days each week to make clothes for the family.