Adrian Woman's Suit (Two-Piece)
date: label: date made
content: ca 1948
name: label: maker
content: Adrian
notes: label: Description
content: A label reading "Julius Garfinckel & Co." means that this dark gray wool suit likely came from Garfinckel's, a department store in Washington, DC.
label: Description
content: The jacket has long, set-in sleeves with two flaps extending from the front armhole and upper underarm seam of the sleeve. Shoulder pads, a slight V-neck, and hook-and-eye closures are features of this fitted jacket. There are circular cut-out sections at the upper front edges of the jacket near the neckline, and curving seams at the front with a yoke-like section at the back. It is lined with pale purple crepe, has diagonal slit pockets at the lower front, and ties at the mid-front waistline.
label: Description
content: Constructed with no waistband, this skirt is cut straight and has darts at the waistline. It has a zipper opening on the left side and seams in the center front and center back.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Costume
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: American Enterprise
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Jessie W. Karsted
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1977.1153.001
label: accession number
content: 1977.1153
label: catalog number
content: 1977.1153.001
objectType: label: Object Name
content: suit, 2-piece
label: Other Terms
content: suit, 2-piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female