Knee pants

NameBreeches

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeDALARNA, SWEDEN, Europe

MediumCotton, brass, leather, linen, wool

DimensionsClothing: 17 5/16 × 17 1/8 × 28 3/4 in. (44 × 43.5 × 73 cm) NOTE: length is sideseam length

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.1.315 SC

Object numberA.1955.1.315 SC

DescriptionThese yellow cotton flannel/moleskin breeches have 5 brass buttons at waist. The waistband is lined in linen, and there is a small leather tie at back waist. Black ties ending in red wool pompoms are at the knee. There are back metal buttons for suspenders.