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Kate Greenaway
Skeleton Suit
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Young boy in a short-sleeved skeleton suit, 1805-6. The buttons can be clearly seen. His companion is also a boy, wearing a dress.
A skeleton suit is an outfit of clothing for small boys, popular from about 1790 to 1830, consisting of a tight short- or long-sleeved coat or jacket buttoned to a pair of high-waisted trousers. Skeleton suits are often described as one of the earliest fashions to be specifically tailored for children, rather than being adult fashions sized down. Previously (and subsequently) young boys wore dresses until they were breeched, or put into trousers.
Charles Dickens describes a skeleton suit as "...one of those straight blue cloth cases in which small boys used to be confined, before belts and tunics had come in, and old notions had gone out: an ingenious contrivance for displaying the full symmetry of a boy figure, by fastening him into a very tight jacket, with an ornamental row of buttons over each shoulder, and then buttoning his trousers over it, so as to give his legs the appearance of being hooked on, just under the armpits" (Sketches by Boz, 1836). Despite Dickens' assertions, skeleton suits were made in various colors. They were usually worn with a white blouse or shirt trimmed with lace or ruffles.
Illustration by Kate Greenaway, 1885, showing a small boy in a skeleton suit.
Skeleton suits are one of the children's nostalgic Regency fashions typical of the illustrations of Kate Greenaway.
References
Baumgarten, Linda: What Clothes Reveal: The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America, Yale University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-300-09580-5
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People who know alot about kate greenaway?
Please could you tell me about her work as i know her work isn't as nice and fairytale as it may seem it has a dark side to it do you know what influenced her.
And please no links to wiki
Kate Greenaway lived from 1846-1901. She was born in Hoxton which was the heart of London's East End and she was surrounded by poverty. Her father was a wood engraver but his income was irregular. Kate was happier visiting relatives in rural Nottingham and made early drawings of the countryside there.
She disliked school and was educated at home. Being very isolated she wove fantasies around her dolls and enjoyed reading. Her shyness continued throughout her life.
Kate began attending art schools at the age of 12 until well into her adult life. Her fellow students and tutors influenced her work. Ruskin was a great friend and encouraged her to draw from nature, hence her flower pictures. He also had a liking for girls and encouraged her to draw pictures of girls as well.
Kate lived a relatively long life for the time and came under many influences. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography has a very authoritative article here:
http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/33536
It goes into much more detail than I can here.
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