Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Child's sailor suit
Object Number:
Z.1212ab
Date:
1880-1890
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 12 1/4 × 21 in. (31.1 × 53.3 cm)
Overall (b): 10 3/4 × 12 in. (27.3 × 30.5 cm)
Description:
Cream ribbed cotton child's sailor suit; jacket with a "navy" collar, draped square in the back, pointed in the front forming a V-shaped neckline; long straight sleeves with a band cuff slit at the wrist; open front; collar, cuffs, opening, and hem trimmed with coiled cotton trim; pleated A-line skirt to the knee; both lined with cream cotton.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. M. H. Morse, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
