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Boy’s Coat
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Boy’s Coat

anonymous · c. 1770 - c. 1780 · silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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This coat was probably worn by Willem Hendrik Heemstra, who was born in 1779. In this period it was not unusual for boys and men to wear pink, a colour then not yet associated with girls. Men’s fashion dictated that the front was cut curving far back. As a result, the coat could only be fastened across the chest with a hook and eye.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
coatfrakchildrenswearWilliam V (Prince of Orange)
Credit lineBoy’s Coat. c. 1770 - c. 1780. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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