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Pantaloons
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Boy's pantaloons made of blue windowpane-checked cotton; entirely hand-stitched with what would be handspun linen. The checks are made of 2 ends in the warp and 2 picks in the weft, but the latter is made by combining a blue and a white single-ply thread in the shuttle, which results in the threads twisting here and there, creating an ikat effect. High-waisted. Wide fall front faced with home-woven linen. Has a wide welted watch pocket, and the bag is made of coarse home-woven linen. No side pockets. Legs have 2 seams, the inner ones shaped to the calf, the outer ones ending in slits above the ankles where there are the remains of PW linen ties. 2 pairs of eyelets in the back waist. 3 bone sew-through buttons and 2 dyed bone buttons in the front.
G2011.080
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Child, Male
Historic Costume
Pants
Male
Cotton
Linen
White
1825 - 1840
Receiver Marking
M. J. Rhodes
Ink
American