Jacket, Spencer

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Jacket, Spencer

Entry/Object ID

G2002.105

Description

Entirely hand-stitched boy's Spencer jacket made of white linen. Double-breasted. Lined with coarse white cotton. Some piercing. Self buttons, one set of buttonholes. No collar, neckline bound. Long sleeves with a vent and button at the apex. Mock pocket welts. No side seam. Sleeves and back seams suggest an early date.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Child, Male
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Jacket

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Fabric

Linen

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1825 - 1850

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American