belt
date: label: Date made
content: 1955-1960
name: label: used by
content: Booth, Virginia
label: maker
content: Etienne Aigner
label: purchased at
content: Lord & Taylor
label: maker
content: Etienne Aigner
notes: label: Description
content: Brown, smooth finish; darked at edges; 2 shaped pieces, overlapped and fastened with brass rivet at center back; curves and widens into bulbous shape at front ends; right edge with cutout into which left side end fits exactly; center front brass hook and keyhole fastneer; keyhole fits over hook which is attached to end leather tab
label: Description
content: Marks: Etienne Aigner / Hand Made / 26
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. Booth says in the mid-1950s Lord & Taylor gave Aigner his own area in the accessories floor to showcase his products. Archival materials from Booth can be found in Archives Center collection NMAH.AC.0729.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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: 2000.0093.034
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Belt
label: Object Type
content: Waistwear
label: Object Type
content: Accessories Worn on the Body
label: Object Type
content: Woman
label: Object Type
content: Belt
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 30 in x 3 3/8 in; 76.2 cm x 8.5725 cm