Boy's suit
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671836
Summary
A boy's brown smooth tweed suit. The tweed is fine brown with lighter brown flecks with a very faint orange stripe. The jacket collar has revers and the front of the jacket closes with three buttons. There is a slit pocket at breast level on the left front. There is a slit pocket on either side at the bottom of the front which has a flap. On the sleeve at the waist are two buttons. The body part of the jacket is lined with brown plain cotton which has dark mauve and brown fine stripes. There is an inside pocket on the front and attached to the left side seam is a label that reads 'CC41 spec.X208'. At the neck there is a loop to hang the garment. The short trousers have a centre front concealed opening closing with three buttons. In each side seam is a slit pocket. At the waist are buttons for braces, four at the front and two at the back. The trousers are lined with white cotton fabric. The garment does not look as if it were ever worn. In the breast pocket of the jacket is a label which reads 'Size 5, H7622, H1, n, double seats, utility X208, no.943x17'.