Ensemble

Unknown

1869 · wool, silk · Costume Institute

This is a very nice example of boy's ensemble that mirrors the over drapery and fringe of women's dresses from the period.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1869

Medium

wool, 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 Evelyn Eaves and Emma Eaves Alyea in memory of their mother, Elizabeth Predmore Eaves, 1940