suit, 3-piece
date: label: Date made
content: 1963-1967
name: label: used by
content: Booth, Virginia
label: maker
content: Davidow
label: purchased at
content: Lord & Taylor
label: maker
content: Davidow
notes: label: Description
content: Cream and beige plaid; coarse-weave tweed; JACKET - Chanel-style with 4 button opening; bound buttonholes; 4 patch pockets; 3/4 length set-in sleeves; with 2 button trim; cream crepe cuff with 2 buttonholes on each side; lined; BLOUSE - cream crepe; sleeveless with bow at center front neckline; center back opening; tucked set-in bib in front with placket and loose tab at bottom, with buttonhole; SKIRT - stitched down box pleats; left side zipper opening; gold and silver button at center front waistband; lined
label: Description
content: Label text: London Paris / Davidow / New York / Made in U.S.A.
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. The Davidow brothers, well known suitmakers, were sons of William A. Davidow who made women's shirts in the 1880s. Davidow suits were considered the universal travel suit and a never out-of-fashion suit. Booth's father-in-law's business, Hillandale Handweavers, supplied handwoven fabric to the firm in the 1960s. Archival materials from Booth can be found in Archives Center collection NMAH.AC.0729.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: purchased in
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: used in
content: United States: New York, New York City
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: 2000.0093.018
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Suit, 3-piece
label: Object Type
content: Main Dress
label: Object Type
content: Woman
label: Object Type
content: Suit
label: Object Type
content: Entire Body
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: jacket center back: 21 1/2 in; 54.61 cm
label: Measurements
content: blouse center back: 20 1/2 in; 52.07 cm
label: Measurements
content: skirt center back: 28 in; 71.12 cm