Boy’s Suit

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

About this item

For many years very young boys wore dresses, graduating to to pants, or “breeches”, when they could keep themselves cleaner.  This was called “breeching.”  This outfit was supposedly worn by a son of “Boss Tweed,” a well-known 19th century politician and New York State senator.

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Item typeClothing
TopicFamily, Children, Marriage, Courtship
Clothing, Textile, Fashion, Costume
EraCivil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
Rise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
MaterialCloth
Catalog #1957.02
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Boy’s Suit. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1957-02/. Accessed on December 8, 2024.

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