Baby's Sacque coat; William Skinner and Sons Sunbak fabric, 1951
date: label: date made
content: 1951
name: label: maker
content: William Skinner and Sons
notes: label: Description
content: Baby's sacque style coat sample; William Skinner and Sons Sunbak fabric, 1951.
label: Description
content: Cream colored and hand embroidered baby sacque coat made from Skinner trademark Sunbak double-faced fabric - viscose rayon twill face with wool serge with brushed (?) pile. Fabric made in 1951 in Holyoke, MA. Pink, white, blue, and green floral embroidery on the front only. at the nexk and center front corners at the hem. 2.25 inch by 2.25 inch embroidery at hem, 4.5 inch length of three floral pieces at neck. Blanket stitching in pink used to finish all edges. Face is turned down onto wrong side and whipstitched in place in white thread. Fabric is 66% rayon and 34% wool. The sacque is cut in one piece with serged side seams. There are no shoulder seams or armscye. Flared hem and straight center front line. Pink ribbon center front is hand stitched onto garment. Brown spot stains and light discoloration throughout. Was clearly cut using pen to mark the cutting and stitching lines as marks are still visible. Pen was also used to mark outline for embroidered areas. Long pencil marks also visible on front.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Holyoke
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New Jersey, Allentown
topic: label: web subject
content: American Textile Industry
label: related event
content: Korean War
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silks
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content: American Textile Industry
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of William Skinner and Sons
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T10984.000
label: catalog number
content: T10984.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sacque
label: Object Name
content: Baby's Sacque
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rayon; wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: twill weave; pile weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/4 in x 16 in; 23.495 cm x 40.64 cm