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6 Men and Boy in Sports Gear
Object/Artifact
First wears plum modified morning coat with braided belt, over white pants and knee-high
Wellington boots with spurs; black jockey cap; he holds a huge natural hunting horn. Second wears a 3-piece blue-gray suit, although the waistcoat has a check pattern. Watch chain. Third shows back of green and black striped frock coat worn over gray pantaloons, the lower part covered with spatterdashes. He wears a netted shoulder bag for his catches, carries a rifle. The boy wears a black tailcoat over white waistcoat over white pantaloons. His father is dressed in summer white with a plaid collar on the waistcoat and a straw farmer hat. Fourth wears a double-breasted green frock coat over white pantaloons and Wellingtons well over the knees, carries a whip and has a serious heavy sword belted to one side. The sixth wears a black frock coat with wide rounded collar and lapels over white waistcoat and gray pantaloons.
2022.35.0400
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Journal des Marchands-Tailleurs
1853
Old Number
2006.152.3a-b
2
2022.35.0400a 2022.35.0400b
Paper
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