28.85.6
Romper, Child's
1910 Approximate
Material: textile, shell. Size: 28 1/2" W. cuff to cuff x 15 1/2" L. Description: blue and white vertical striped cotton - one-piece design - round neckline - front bodice closure with three white buttons and buttonholes - long set-in puffed sleeves with 1/2" W. cuff bands - high cut pant leg shorts open at front waistband - waistband closure with one center and two side buttons - waistband becomes a separated belt that overlaps and fastens in the back with one white button and one buttonhole - crotch area closure with 5 white buttons (4 missing) and 5 buttonholes - 3" W. set-in yoke from shoulder-to-shoulder in upper back bodice..
Note with suit: "Worn by Lucille Frances Conklin (mother of donor) and Guelma Beatrice Conklin (aunt of donor) in the early 1910s."