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Man's trousers Front of trousers

The Museum at FIT

The Museum at FIT
New York City, United States

Worn by laborers, practical, durable, denim jeans consitututed the clearest class distinction to be found in mens dress. Mark Twain wrote of the homogenous appearance of working-class men that "they were dressed in homespun 'jeans,' blue or yellow" with "no other varieties."

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  • Title: Man's trousers Front of trousers
  • Date Created: c. 1840
  • Location Created: USA
  • Type: Pants
  • Rights: Copyright The Museum at FIT, Copyright The Museum at FIT
  • Medium: Blue brushed cotton and denim
  • Credit: Museum purchase
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