Man's Vest

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Man's Vest

Entry/Object ID

CW 3403

Description

Vest. Man's vest; white basket-weave cotton; sewn-down lapels; four holes for studs; four pockets; back belt with buckle. No date given. No condition given. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Material

Cotton

Provenance

Notes

Donor: George Clarence Johnson Born: 9/20/1881, Died: 10/5/1965 George C. Johnson attended Friends Central School and the Drexel Institute. He worked for Horace Trumbauer for some 25 years; there he was in charge of supervising details, specifications and the superintendence of projects. From 1937 to 1939 Johnson served as assistant architect with the Pennsylvania State General State Authority. Johnson was a member of the T-Square Club and joined the AIA in 1945, reaching emeritus status in 1962. (Source: Philadelphia Architects & Buildings: https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ar_display.cfm/49382)