On View
On viewInfant Bootie
Dateca. 1777
Terms
- Bootees
- Broadcloth
- United States
Dimensions7.62 × 10.16 cm (3 × 4 in.)
Credit LineInfant bootie, England and America, about 1777. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of the Town of Concord and Concord Police Department; 16.2025.1
Object number2025.16.1
DescriptionInfant bootie made from red broadcloth. Note associated with object reads, "Made from the coat of a / British soldier who fell at / the Battle of Brandywine. / Some of the same cloth was / used for leaves of a needle-book. / I don't know the maker."
Collections
- Recent Acquisitions
- Historic Clothing
Object number: PER2194.1.2