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Sample Jumpsuit

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1st half 20th C

GUSN

GUSN-7268

Description

Brown knitted wool; blanket stitching in light brown floss around neck and arm holes; brown plastic buttons on shoulders; wide legs; sample is pinned to piece of paper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

jump suits
embroidering
knitting (process)
stitching
machine-made
wool (textile)
Women's clothing
Wool
Knit
Embroidered
Hand Stitched
JUMPSUIT

Inscription

Printed tag with handwritten sizes, stapled to body: ""STAR STORE / NEW BEDFORD / Bust 36"" / Hips 54""

Associated Building

Star Store,

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Estate of Elinor C. Larson

Accession Number

1992.308

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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