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Suspenders

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1920-1929

GUSN

GUSN-13355

Description

Blue and white; woven; no elastic; gray and blue straps; white kid leather reinforcements; silver buckles.

Details

Descriptive Terms

suspenders (garment supports)
cotton (textile)
stitching
silk (textile)
leather
Suspenders
Suspenders

Inscription

Stamped on buckle: ""REXEAN/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ WILL NOT RUST""

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6621

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