Breeches

Maker Inconnu / Unknown

InscriptionsEngraved on buckes: SWORD / MAKE

Marks or LabelsNone

Date 1899

Medium / Technique Silk satin, China silk, cotton plain weave, buttons, metal buckles

Dimensionsback: 66 × 48 cm (width × length); front: 42 cm (length)

ClassificationPersonal Objects - Clothing - Main Garments

Object NumberM2006.36.3.3

DivisionDress, Fashion and Textiles - Fashion, clothing and accessories

CollectionMcCord

CreditGift of Aurora Reford

NotesExhibition Costume Balls - Dressing Up History, 1870-1927
An 18th-Century Page Boy
Bruce Reford grew up in another of Montreal’s most privileged homes. Just after his fourth birthday, he wore this costume as a page at his aunt’s wedding. Children did not dress in historical costumes solely at parties intended for them. The pageantry of a wedding gave scope for the sort of performance where historical fancy dress added cachet. A large framed photograph of him in this costume graced a wall in his family home.

Status

On view

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