Breeches

NameLower Garment

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeHuancayo, Junin, Peru, South America

Place madeCuzco, Peru, South America

MediumWool, rickrack, plastic buttons

Dimensions31 1/8 × 33 7/8 × 18 1/8 × 19 5/16 in. (79 × 86 × 46 × 49 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.257C

Object numberA.1955.86.257 C

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionKnee breeches of dark brown homespun wool with occasional white line stripes. Red knee-cap decorative patches edged with rick rack and white buttons, and green wool tape waist ties complete the decoration. White cotton facing at waist supports the soft wool. There are 7 buttons present, used as decoration only. A u-shaped opening is cut at the crotch. Measurements: L, 20"; waist, 17" flat across; crotch, 13"W; knee width, 9"; ties, 13" x 1". [Catalogue card 1952]

Dark brown with white thread stripes, red trim at knees, rick rack and white buttons.