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Costume Jacket

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1940-1970

GUSN

GUSN-173766

Description

'25 Yale reunion fancy dress. Red cotton jacket with black fabric decorating shoulders and black fabric panels at large flared cuffs. Single button sewn inside the front to fasten to a fabric strap sewn to the other side. Part of fancy dress costume- Man's Yale Class of '25 Reunion.

Details

Descriptive Terms

jackets (garments)
fancy dress
Jacket

Inscription

"38"
"Kimball"
"25"

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Mary Eliza Kimball, Helen Chase Kimball-Brooke, and Mrs. H. Thomas Byron, Jr.

Accession Number

1993.165.2

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