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Tuxedo Pants

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1929

GUSN

GUSN-7313

Description

Part of tuxedo ensemble: Black wool; herringbone; black braid trim on side seams.

Details

Descriptive Terms

trousers
tuxedoes
wool (textile)
Pants
Pants

Inscription

1) Buckles stamped ""JAMES PILE""; 2) Buttons on pants: ""JAMES PILE * PARIS""; 3) Tailor's label on strap/buckle of pants: ""27 Rue Cambon, LONDON, 13 Rue Mazagran, PARIS, Established 1784 BIARRITZ - No.11107 Date - 11 MARS 1929"".

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Pile, James (Tailor)

Location of Origin

Paris, France

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6773.1

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