This is a place for any extant garments in private collections from about 1941 back. There is no beginning date. The only rule is that it can't be currently in a museum and must be before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I mostly post items I've seen on ebay, etsy, or other auction sites so we will continue to have a record of them for research purposes. If you have antique clothing in your collection, please, email me pictures of them and I will gladly add them to this site.
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Halloween Clown Costume Early 20th Century
From the seller:
DATING TO THE 1920’S
FASHIONED OF YELLOW AND NAVY BLUE COTTON
CLOSES IN ITS FRONT
RUFFLES ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CUFFS AND A FLAT RUFFLE AROUND THE NECKLINE
THERE IS SOME BLEEDING OF THE BLUE ON THE YELLOW, SLIGHTLY SOILED BUT OTHERWISE EXCELLENT
MEASUREMENTS IN INCHES:
CHEST: 56
LENGTH: 55
From Me:
I'm not sure this is 1920's specifically. It could be Edwardian. This style - with the huge collar- was pretty popular for a Halloween costume for a long while. Even today, this would be a perfectly normal clown costume for Halloween.
Labels:
20th Century,
costume
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