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1. Boy's Jacket, 1840-1860

Description:
This is a good example of a mid-19th century boy's suit style, made for the "in between" years of a boy too young for an adult male-style trouser suit, and a radical departure from the kinds of suits worn by boys a century before. It might have been part of a spring suit, to be worn with cotton or linen trousers buttoned onto the jacket. It is also an excellent example of the use of velvet for boy's clothes from that era. The lack of seams in the center back also suggests an 1840-1860 construction. The suit belonged to the Mitchell family of rural New York State.
Date Issued:
[1840 TO 1860]
Data Provider:
Wayne State University. Libraries and The Henry Ford
Collection:
Digital Dress Collection