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Woman's beach jacket and sash
American
about 1915
Place of Use: Philadelphia, Pensylvania, United States
Medium/Technique
Silk knit
nit; mother of pearl
nit; mother of pearl
Dimensions
Center back (jacket): 78.7 cm (31 in.)
Height x width (sash): 5 1/2 x 38 1/4 in. (14 x 97.2 cm)
Height x width (sash): 5 1/2 x 38 1/4 in. (14 x 97.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Carol B. Stevens and Brooks Stamm
Accession Number2009.2292.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSilk blue and white vertical striped jacket with white sailor collar. Three mother of pearl buttons down center front. Two patch pockets with flaps with one mother of pearl button. Two long white strands hand down front from underside of collar. White cuffs with one mother of pearl button. Matching striped sash.
ProvenanceCollection of Ella Spendly McLanahan, PA; 1942, by inheritance to her grandson, Mr. John King McLanahan Stevens, PA; by descent to Stevens' wife, Carol B. Stevens, Hollidaysburg, PA, and Brooks Stevens Stamm, Kenneshaw, GA; gift of Stevens and Stamm to the MFA (Accession date: March 25, 2009)