Breeches
- Title:
- Samuel Cutts Suit
- Object Name:
- Breeches
- Date:
- 1785-1790
- Description:
- 27 1/4 x 16�. Wool, linen, bone and brass buttons. Men�s knee-length breeches of white wool broadcloth, with fall front held in place with bone buttons stitched to broadcloth in an �X� and then covered with same fabric. Three buttons of this same type fasten the waist; a watch pocket is on the right side. The knee openings are closed with five brass buttons; a larger brass button is mounted on a strap attached to the sewn cuff. A half-circle of fabric is sewn to the cuff at the back of the knee. Two bound eyelets are at each side of waistband back along with a single brass button. The waistband does not meet in back; fullness in seat is achieved through the use of gussets. The waistband, front, and knee areas are faced with linen. Seams are narrow and sewn in running backstitch with a substantial thread. The front flap, pocket, cuffs, and some seams are topstitched with one or two rows of pick stitches.
- Provenance:
- The donors are direct descendents of Samuel Cutts; the clothing descended in the family.
- Item Number:
- 1984.36
- Accession Number:
- 1984.36
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Strawbery Banke Museum
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Hampden Cutts Judson and Elizabeth Judson Boryczka.
- Participating Organization:
- Strawbery Banke Museum
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