Claire McCardell Woman's Suit
date: label: date made
content: 1949-1950
name: label: maker
content: McCardell, Claire
notes: label: Description
content: Made in New York, New York, this suit consists of a skirt, a jacket, and a blouse.
label: Description
content: The jacket is made of gray poodle cloth with wide, circular three-quarter-length sleeves. Three brass and black buttons fasten the center front opening, and the left and right front edges are cut in a wide circular shape.
label: Description
content: Also gray poodle cloth, the skirt is cut with a slight flare and has a narrow waistband with a hook-and-eye closure on the left side. There is also a left side zipper opening, and a large patch pocket extends from the right side seam to the center front. A wide brown leather belt with a gold buckle was worn with the skirt.
label: Description
content: The striped blouse is a gray, black, and tan jersey knit with sleeves cut in one with the bodice. The sleeves taper at the ends, the horizontal neckline has a hook and eye at the back left shoulder, and there is a left side zipper opening.
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content: Home and Community Life: Costume
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: American Enterprise
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Sewer, Andy; Allison, David; Liebhold, Peter; Davis, Nancy; Franz, Kathleen G.. American Enterprise: A History of Business in America
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Nancy Sevier Madden
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CS.316474.026
label: catalog number
content: 316474.026
label: accession number
content: 316474
objectType: label: Object Name
content: suit, 3-piece
label: Object Type
content: Woman
label: Object Type
content: Suit
label: Other Terms
content: Suit, 4-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female