Women's Floral Feed Sack Shirt

Name/Title

Women's Floral Feed Sack Shirt

Description

Slipover top made from a feed sack; material has a red checked square pattern with white separations; there is a flower pattern in each square with yellow and blue petals and green leaves; red bias binding around armholes and neck; narrow hem at bottom

Use

by Eva Kuhn

Context

It was a common practice during the Great Depression of the 1930s to convert empty feed sacks into garments and flour sacks into toweling.

Collection

Kuhn, Eva

Acquisition

Accession

1987.007

Source or Donor

Eva Kuhn

Acquisition Method

Donation

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shirt

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Cotton

Color

Multicolor, Red, Yellow, White, Blue

Made/Created

Artist

Eva Kuhn

Date made

circa 1930 - circa 1939

Place

County

Shelby County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 20, 2001

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Eva Kuhn

Create Date

December 20, 2001

Update Date

June 13, 2024