Ensemble

Unknown

1885 · silk, cotton, leather, metal, wood · Costume Institute

The Little Lord Fauntleroy suit was a prominent style for boy's dress attire among the privileged classes. The shirt in this ensemble is particularly noteworthy, made of fine silk with an abundance of well-made machine-made lace ruffles. The shirt has been sewn in a manner that will maintain the blouson effect regardless of the child's movements.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1885

Medium

silk, cotton, leather, metal, wood

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Rose Marie Foley, 1966