Suit
Seen here is a well made boy's suit manufactured by a New York tailoring business which expresses the menswear styling of the late nineteenth century. The fabric establishes it as a dress suit made for special occasions or to be worn as the child's Sunday best. Likely, this suit was made for a child between 10-14 years of age.
Artwork Details
- Title: Suit
- Manufacturer: Brokaw Brothers (American, founded 1856)
- Date: ca. 1890
- Culture: American
- Medium: cotton, silk
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Florence Newton, 1960
- Object Number: 2009.300.845a, b
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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