pantsuit, 4-piece
date: label: Date made
content: 1964-1973
name: label: used by
content: Booth, Virginia
label: fabric made by
content: Hillandale Handweavers
label: maker
content: Massa
label: purchased at
content: Tweeds on the Farm
label: maker
content: Massa
notes: label: Description
content: Blue variegated knit wool sweaters and belt; blue, gold and charcoal tweed/plaid pants; SWEATER 1: 3/4 length sleeves; front band back round neckline and crochet yoke; straight sides; cropped; crochet edges; SWEATER 2 - scooped front neckline, higher in back; sleeveless; straight sides; slits at bottom sides; flat matching knit cord around neckline, armholes & bottom edges; BELT - braided wool yarn with tassels at ends; TROUSERS - center back zipper opening; straight legs; lined
label: Description
content: Label text: Tweeds from the Farm Hand Tailored by Massa / 65% Virgin Wool / 35% Kid Mohair
label: Description
content: Donor Virginia "Jimmie" Booth was a buyer for Lord & Taylor and was involved in Lord & Taylor's American Look program of the 1930s to 60s. American Look was developed to promote American designers. Hillandale Handweavers woolens (Booth's husband's enterprise) were used in some Lord & Taylor brand clothes and also supplied woolens to Bonnie Cashin and Davidow. "Massa" on this label refers to the person who manufactured this outfit. Tweeds on the Farm was the shop which sold this clothing. Archival materials from Booth can be found in Archives Center collection NMAH.AC.0729.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: used in
content: United States: New York, Brooklyn
label: used in
content: United States: Connecticut
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Virginia W. Booth
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2000.0093.027
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pant Suit, 4-piece
label: Object Name
content: pantsuit, 4-piece
label: Object Type
content: Main Dress
label: Object Type
content: Woman
label: Object Type
content: Pantsuit
label: Object Type
content: Entire Body
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: sweater 1 center back: 19 in; 48.26 cm
label: Measurements
content: sweater 2 center back: 21 in; 53.34 cm
label: Measurements
content: trouser inseam: 27 3/4 in; 70.485 cm