Child's Suit

Clothing/Dress/Costume

The BC Society for the Museum of Original Costume (SMOC)

Name/Title

Child's Suit

Entry/Object ID

2018.2.1

Description

Part A) Black velvet kilt jacket. Waist-length with a hip-length skirt. Lined with black satin. No collar and a high rounded neckline. Full-length sleeves. Braided black epaulet fastened with a square silver button on each shoulder. Wrists each decorated with three square silver buttons and black wool (?) embellishment. Jacket has center front opening with a single square silver button closure at the neckline, as well as seven decorative square silver buttons on both left and right side of jacket opening. Skirt is quadruple-vented, and consists of ten rounded rectangular panels in two layers around waistline. Outer layers of skirt are decorated with square silver buttons and black wool (?) embellishment. Two square silver buttons at center rear of waistline. One slash pocket inside jacket at left breast. Part B) Black velvet vest. Front of vest is black velvet, while rear is black satin. High and rounded neckline. Lined with brown striped white satin. Vest had pointed fronts and a high waistline at rear. Six square silver button closure at center front. On left and right front are two pockets, each with a broad decorative flap decorated with three square silver buttons and black wool embellishment. Adjustable tab on vest rear. Noticeable wear on lining. Part C) Black velvet Glengarry cap. Boat-shaped, no peak. Black edging around bottom. Black ribbon bow at left front and two ribbon tails at center rear.

Use

This dress outfit was worn by a young John "Jack" Holt Wilkinson Brighouse (1902-1997), nephew of Samuel Brighouse, one of the "Three Greenhorns" of Vancouver's West End. Jack Brighouse had been born in England and immigrated to Vancouver with his parents in his youth.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Gilles, Jenny

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Fabric

Velvet

Material

Metal

Color

Black, White, Silver, Brown

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1910

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Jacket Length: 53cm Width (b):40cm Vest Length: 47cm Width (b): 37.5cm Hat Length: 25.5cm Width: 11cm Height: 9cm