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Advertisement for dresses, manufactured by Puritan Dress Company, New York, New York, 1949

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1949-10-01

GUSN

GUSN-191663

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Description

Full-color advertisement for the Puritan Dress Company's line of Parisian inspired dresses. The advertisement was originally printed in the October, 1949 issue of "Good Housekeeping." The ad features two women in ready to wear dresses chatting. Puritan Dress Company listed the dresses around $18.00 apiece.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fashion (concept)
dresses (garments)
ready-to-wear
advertisements

Physical Description

1 advertisement

Collection Code

SC002

Collection Name

Non-Historic New England periodicals

Reference Code

SC002.TMP.006

Places

New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Material Type

advertisements

Other Organizations

Puritan Dress Company (New York, NY)

Accruals Note

Included in the Pilgrims, Patriots, and Products exhibit.

Description Level

Item

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