Black wool; very worn - patches at knees; black silk twill waistband; button fly front; gusset with ribbon tie closure at back; tabs with button stirrup straps.
riding breeches
twill
wool (textile)
Pants
Pants
1. Stamped on buttons: ""13 R D M/ PARIS"" 2. Paper note: ""S.F.C.'s black trousers""
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Paris, France
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6722
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