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Boy's suit in two pieces (jacket and long breeches)

late 18th century
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen warp and cotton weft ribbed plain weave (dimity), printed cotton plain weave trim and button covering (unknown button core), linen plain weave lining
Dimensions35 x 40 cm (13 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession number51.386a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951
Man's waistcoat
Lot Robbins
early 19th century
Horatio Appleton Lamb
about 1860
Man's breeches
late 18th to early 19th century
Girl's dress
Tostmann
1960s
Stomacher
early 18th century
Child's dress
1835–40