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Breeches
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Breeches, entirely hand stitched, made of pale pink silk grosgrain. Deep waistband, small fall front. 3 large convex self buttons at CF, 4 more smaller flat ones for corners of fall and of pocket flaps at sides. upper side pocket with welt. Lined with unbleached linen. Knee band is embroidered with roses and twisted ribbons. Five matching embroidered knee buttons on each side. Three green stripes in silk selvages. Buttonholes clumsily overstitched with pinkish thread in places.
G2006.086
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1780 - 1800
User Age: Adult Gender: Male
hand stitched
grosgrain
lined
embroidered
breeches
pants
silk
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