Shirt

Unknown

ca. 1860 · cotton · Costume Institute

Most likely, this shirt is part of the boy's ensemble, 2009.300.625a–c, which 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 outfit such as this. Appropriate for the period, knickers accompanied boy's ensembles with skirts as an alternative to the girl's pantalettes.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1860

Medium

cotton

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