Child's coat
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cotton
Measurements
Coat - 665 mm (length), Cape - 371 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667606
Summary
A heavy cream corded cotton child's garment which could be a dress or a summer coat. It opens all the way down the front, fastening with a metal hook and stitched eye at the neck and waist, with four buttonholes (one torn) and three large pearl buttons (as one is missing). The garment has long sleeves gathered into a plain cuff. The small square collar has four inserts of cut work, each insert having three circular motifs. Beneath the collar is attached a wide semi-circular cape. The main piece of this cape is edged with a broad band of broderie anglaise, and above this is gathered another broad band of broderie anglaise stitched to the cape at the sides. There are a lot of marks on the garment.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr and Mrs M. Downing in August 1984.