Skeleton Suit

Date1820-1835

MediumBrown tabby silk with metal buttons & cotton lining.

DimensionsOL: 30"; Inseam: 12"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1993-67

DescriptionBoy's brown silk one-piece suit. Bodice consists of long-sleeve, collarless jacket attached to white cotton under bodice. Metal button trim from shoulders down fronts of jacket. Long, full trousers gathered to under-bodice. Welt pocket set on slant in right front. Back has center buttoned opening and buttoned drop seat. Welted vent opening in crotch. Fully lined with white cotton. Sleeves have button-trimmed stitched-down shaped cuffs.
MarkingsButtons marked "Best Quality".
ProvenanceAccording to vendor, suit came out of a house in Massachusetts.