Matinee jacket
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1920 - 1929
Materials
Cotton
Measurements
346 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667455
Summary
A cream silk crocheted baby's matinee jacket with long sleeves. The bodice and sleeves are a plain tight crochet. The sleeve edges have a scalloped edging. The neckline has an open edging with a woollen edge. The jacket bodice fastens with two mother of pearl buttons. The skirt of the jacket is slightly flared and crocheted in an open work pattern. It is torn on the front bodice edge.