Suit
The suit featured here maintains the same form and construction of boy's suits from the nineteenth century, which includes interior buttons to attach the shirt to the short pants. At this time, there was no longer the graduation from short pants to long pants as a coming of age, which was common practice in the Victorian era and early twentieth century. During the mid-twentieth century shorts were still an option for young boys to wear, although it was probably less common for a boy of this age. This suit was possibly manufactured by Saks Fifth Avenue, a high end retailer selling the highest quality children's clothing available.
Artwork Details
- Title: Suit
- Department Store: Saks Fifth Avenue (American, founded 1924)
- Date: ca. 1945
- Culture: American
- Medium: wool, cotton
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Anonymous gift, 1955
- Object Number: 2009.300.803a–d
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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