Creation Date

1960s

Description

Jacket: Dark green doubleknit polyester jacket. The jacket is mid-calf length. It has a 1 1/2" stand up collar. It closes down the front bodice with 11 brownish maroon round plastic buttons and green loops. There is a vertical dart from the waist to the bust on each front side. There is a short vertical dart from the neck down on each side in the back. It has long sleeves. The sleeve cuffs have a 2 5/8" wide section of dark green with orange flowers in the center and two line borders on the top and bottom. There is a 2 3/4" wide waistband that has the same pattern as the cuffs. The jacket is slightly gathered under the waist on each front side. Towards the bottom of the jacket is a 7 3/8" wide section with the same pattern as the cuffs. The hem is hand sewn. The inside is lined with dark green shiny polyester. On the inside left opening half way down is a gray label with gray "DOMANI R/Knits (in red). Below that is a white paper label with purple "RN 1743_". In a circle is "INT'L LADIES GARMENT WORKERS UNION/UNION/MADE/ILGWU/AFL-CIO". On the side in faded print is "_0% F__??IC _/STYLE ?966 ?/12". On the inside bottom right front hem is a white paper sticker with purple "591/12 821 23/4966Y LOT 1". Condition - There are some loose threads under the left arm.

Goes with dress 1995.40.29.

Mrs. Harlan Pahl of Pine Island found these clothes while cleaning out her parents' home.

Geographic Notes

USA