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THE MERCHANT TAILOR MUSEUM

Illustrations of 3 men from a pre-civil war era fashion plate, wearing plaid pants, checked waitcoat, top hats, various styles of clothing.

Fashion plate etching of a man in historic dress, with his arm holding his coat lapel.

Fashion plate etching, in color, of a man and a boy dressed in clothing from the 1850's.

Illustration of 3 men dressed in antebellum and civil war era clothing, from a historic fashion plate. One man sits and the other 2 stand on either side of him.

Fashion plate etching of a man in a navy blue frock coat, gray suit, cravat, and top hat.

Fashion plate illustration of a 19th century man in a tailcoat, top hat, and pinstrip trousers.

Hand Knit Suspenders

Catalog #: A006

Date range: 1855-1875

Country of origin: United States

Accession date: 9-22-2020
Hand knit from a cotton/wool blend yarn. End tabs are made from a plain woven cotton. Feature S.S. Hartshorn 1855 Patent buckle, with an enamel finish.

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