Suit

H & C Company

1914 · linen, wool, metal, shell · Costume Institute

As noted in a letter from the donor, this suit was worn by the father of the donor, Grant Flynn (b. 1904), as a ten-year-old boy to the opening of the Panama Canal in August 1914. Due to the occasion, it is appropriate that the jacket has a label suggesting a water-related sporting activity. Additionally, the lightweight linen jacket and wool pants are appropriate for the summer climate.

Artist

H & C Company

Date

1914

Medium

linen, wool, metal, shell

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 Charles Flynn, 1981