Coat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Image from Modern Merchandising, McCurdy & Norwell Co. Rochester, NY 1905.

Image from Modern Merchandising, McCurdy & Norwell Co. Rochester, NY 1905.

Name/Title

Coat

Entry/Object ID

G2008.006

Description

Entirely hand-stitched child’s winter coat made of white mohair plush 'bear skin'. Double-breasted. Fairly narrow body and sleeves, suggesting a later date. The lining is good-quality cotton sateen, hand-stitched into place. Slight fullness at the top of sleeves, and turnback cuffs backed with sateen. Turn-down pointed collar. Four MOP fisheye buttons on the outside, and two more on the inside. Heavy cotton braid strip with looped ends secures the inner and outer buttons. The top inside button is a bit smaller because the braid loop turned out a bit too small for the selected buttons.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Youth
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Coat

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Fabric

Mohair

Lining

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1908 - 1920

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American