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Undershirt

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

20th Century

GUSN

GUSN-10826

Description

Peach cotton and wool blend undershirt. Tank-top style with straps. Vertical ribbing. Tapered band under bust and at bottom edge. Bound edge around top and on straps.

Details

Descriptive Terms

undershirts
cotton (textile)
wool (textile)
Undershirt
Undershirt

Inscription

"Vanity Fair/ Toddys/ 70% COTTON / 25 % WOOL / 5% RAYON / MEDIUM / VANITY FAIR /MILLS / READING, PA. / MFR. F.T.C. / REG NO. 291" (Sewn label)

Maker

Vanity Fair Mills (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Pennsylvania

Credit Line

Gift of Mary Eliza Kimball

Accession Number

1994.40

Places

Pennsylvania (United States)
Reading (Berks county, Pennsylvania)

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