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- Description:
- Brown velveteen Norfolk knicker suit. Collar-less, round-necked, double-breasted jacket faced with cotton and silk satin. Opens on right side; two rows of mother-of-pearl buttons, one functional. Two pleats on front, one pleat on back, with self-fabric belt passing through openings in pleats. Two patch pockets. Set-in sleeves, no cuffs. Straight-legged knickers with one snap at each hip. Inner waist band of white muslin with buttonholes. Two darts in back. Small open fly at inseam has been hand-sewn closed; flap covers fly. Lined with unglazed brown cotton. According to the source of purchase, this very nice suit belonged to a Boston family. It was probably a best suit for a young boy, used for special occasions. It might have been home-sewn, as it is rather crudely finished on the inside. A shirt would have been buttoned into the knickers at the inner waistband, but the shirt is missing.
- Date Issued:
- [1890 TO 1910]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and The Henry Ford
- Collection:
- Digital Dress Collection
- Description:
- Two-piece outfit consisting of pleated skirt and jumper-style bodice with long-sleeved, tucked white cambric chemisette. Skirt and bodice of silk taffeta, printed blue with brown spots. Bodice stand collar, fall collar, cuffs and hem trimmed with machine lace. Opens center-back with 22 mother-of-pearl buttons. Skirt stiffened with buckram lining. Machine-sewn except for hand-stitched hem. Dressmaker made. This fashionable young lady's bodice and skirt is notable for its exquisite construction and the way it mimics adult women's fashions of the time. It is made of silk - normally an impractical fabric for children. The false jumper princess-line style was popular from 1880-1900. The outfit belonged to the Cutler family of Detroit, Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- [1885 TO 1900]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and The Henry Ford
- Collection:
- Digital Dress Collection