Ensemble

The White House

1969–70 · wool, cotton · Costume Institute

This is a beautifully tailored, eye-catching child's ensemble made from high-quality English wool in electrifying colors. It has been documented that the ensemble was purchased on New Bond St. in London, a street where luxury goods are sold. The style of the dress marks the end of formal dressing, for children weren't as commonly dressed in this manner in the 1970s.

Artist

The White House

Date

1969–70

Medium

wool, cotton

Culture

British

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mary Ann McCabe, 1977