Creation Date

1956 – 1964

Description

Jacket: Man's tan/light brown polyester blend suit jacket. The jacket has a pattern of small diamonds of tan dots with tan and light brown lines criss-crossing around the diamonds. The collar is a notched. Underneath the collar is tan felt. There are shoulder pads. There are 2 light brown with dark gray lines plastic closure buttons. There is a left breast slit pocket. There is a lower slit pocket on each side. The cuffs have 2 light brown with dark gray lines plastic buttons. There is a back vent. On the inside back is a hanging loop. The inside top, sides, and vent are lined with nylon/rayon blend of a iridescent dark olive greenish brown color with a pattern of brown diamonds with a dot in some of the diamonds. On the inside is a slit pocket on each side. Under the right pocket is a black label with 2 gray wavy lines and in the upper left corner "MONTGOMERY/WARD" in a rectangle and at the bottom "DRY CLEAN". Inside the right pocket is a white stiff tag with black "44". Condition - There are brown stains on the right arm by the buttons, right shoulder, and right front under the lower button.

Goes with pants 2006.10.11.

Worn by the donor's husband, Arlen Millard, in Cannon Falls in the late 1950s - early 1960s.