Suit

Brokaw Brothers

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Seen here is a well made boy's suit manufactured by a New York tailoring business which expresses the menswear styling of the late nineteenth century. The fabric establishes it as a dress suit made for special occasions or to be worn as the child's Sunday best. Likely, this suit was made for a child between 10-14 years of age.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art