Suit

Unknown

ca. 1810 · cotton · Costume Institute

Small in scale, rich as documentation, this boy's suit in the New Republic double-breasted, cutaway style with trousers (not breeches) and with cream muslin jabot echoes the male style for new citizens.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1810

Medium

cotton

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Purchase, Judith and Ira Sommer Gift, 1997