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Culture:American
Title:skeleton suit
Date Made:1810-1815
Type:Clothing
Materials:textile: bleached (white) plain weave cotton; brass
Place Made:United States; New England
Measurements:overall: 27 1/2 x 11 in.
Accession Number:  HD 92.029
Credit Line:Gift in Memory of Dorothy J. Warren
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Boy's cotton one-piece skeleton suit with complicated brass buttons at waist, small fly-slit at front, and long sleeves, which is probably for a 3-4 year old. These were called skeleton suits because they were form-fitting and displayed the contours of the body. They were usually easy to remove by unbuttoning a few buttons.

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