Suit

Unknown

ca. 1860 · wool, cotton, silk · Costume Institute

The boy's suit seen here mirrors the fashion for plaid which was prevalent at that time, made popular by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. A properly dressed boy would have worn an ensemble such as this. Appropriate for the period, knickers accompanied boy's ensembles with skirts as an alternative to girl's pantalettes.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1860

Medium

wool, cotton, silk

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 Mrs. Franklin W. Hopkins, 1928