Navy blue wool women's coat with a shawl collar. The coat is calf length and has full length sleeves. The coat has a single button closure at the waist and an interior tie closure under the right arm. There is a makers label attached to the right interior side seam stating "Helen Cookman New York." The coat has a navy blue silk lining with an interior pocket sewn in along the right side. The back side of the coat is simple with two seams running vertically from the shoulder to the hem.
coats (garments)
wool (textile)
silk (textile)
Coat
"Helen Cookman New York" (Rectangular label)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P825
Cookman, Helen Cramp, 1894-1973 (Fashion designer)
20 8/16 (W) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1245
New York state (United States)
New York City (New York state)
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