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Coat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched child’s winter coat made of white mohair plush 'bear skin'. Double-breasted. Fairly narrow body and sleeves, suggesting a later date. The lining is good-quality cotton sateen, hand-stitched into place. Slight fullness at the top of sleeves, and turnback cuffs backed with sateen. Turn-down pointed collar. Four MOP fisheye buttons on the outside, and two more on the inside. Heavy cotton braid strip with looped ends secures the inner and outer buttons. The top inside button is a bit smaller because the braid loop turned out a bit too small for the selected buttons.

G2008.006

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Youth

Historic Costume

Coat

Unisex

Mohair

Cotton

White

1908 - 1920

American

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