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RARE 1830’S BOY’S BLUE SKELETON SUIT W MILK GLASS BUTTON TRIMS

$ 739.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Look: Victorian
  • Brand: Unbranded
  • Decade: Pre 1890
  • Material: Silk Blend
  • Color: Blue
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    RARE 1830’S BOY’S BLUE SKELETON SUIT W MILK GLASS BUTTON TRIMS
    DATING TO 1830’S
    RARE TO FIND CHILD’S SKELETON SUITS AVAILABLE ON THE OPEN MARKET
    FASHIONED OF A DARK NAVY BLUE BENGALINE, A SILK AND WOOLEN BLEND
    FULLY SEWN BY HAND THROUGHOUT
    FRONT AND REAR, CUFFS AND PANT LEG BOTTOMS IN A SOUTACHE BRAIDING
    MILK GLASS BUTTONS ARE ADDED TO EACH OF GTHER OPENINGS IN THE SOUTACHE ON THE TOP IN BOTH FRONT AND REAR
    CLOSES DOWN THE CENTER REAR WITH HAND HAMMERED HOOKS AND STRING EYES BENEATH THE BUTTONS, WITH THE SAME ACROSS THE REAR WAISTBAND…NOTE THAT THE HOOKS OPEN DOWN THE RIGHT REAR SIDE BUT NOT THE LEFT AND THE CENTER WAISTBAND IS IN A POINT DETAIL
    LINED INSIDE IN GLAZED WHITE COTTON THRU THE TOP WITH THE BOTTOM IN A MULTICOLOR CHECK COTTON WITH A RED SILK ON INNER NECKLINE
    CONDITION:
    SMALL ABSENCES ARE SEEN IN THE SOUTACHE AT CUFFS AND PANT LEGS/ A DARK STAIN IS ON THE REAR WAIST BAND WITH LIGHTER SOILING TO THE SEAT. THERE IS A PERIOD MEND VISIBLE IN THE POTO ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE (VERY WELL EXECUTED) AND ANOTHER ON THE TOP SIDE REAR OF SMALLER SIZE
    A VERY HARD TO FIND EARLY CHILD’S PIECE OF CLOTHING
    SIZING:
    MEASUREMENTS IN INCHES:
    CHEST:  21
    WAIST:  20
    SHOULDERS: 8
    SLEEVE:  7 1/2
    INSEAM:  10
    LENGTH:  21
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    Vintage and antique items ARE NOT new items.
    Vintage clothing is described to its best and sold as found…and described as accurately as possible.
    The items HAVE NOT been cleaned and should be cleaned prior to wearing at the discretion of the buyer.
    Often for proper fit, hang, and wear ability, pieces will need to be altered and/or adding a hook or snap here or there, with a seam closure or strengthening needed. Vintage clothing is most often worn previously, and if old stock, often has slight imperfections from storage, a hint of color or odor.
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    _gsrx_vers_1233 (GS 8.1.1 (1233))