Tag, Merchandise

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Tag, Merchandise

Entry/Object ID

1994.13.26

Description

BRR: Light brown (beige) label of satin with dark brown lettering taken "off evening coat purchased at Elva R. Smith's Exclusive Dress Shop on Gtn Ave. Below market square." (see worksheet for sketch) Marks: "Elva.R.Smith.Inc. / Germantown Philadelphia" LSK: Tan colored with brown lettering, brown thin border. Label words "Elva.R.Smith.Inc. Germantown Philadelphia" Hand written index card with label reads, "Label off of evening coat purchased at Elva R. Smith's exclusive dress shop on Gtn. Ave below Market Square.

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

USA (?BRR)

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

3-3/8 in

Material

Textile: Silk (BRR), Satin (?LSK)

Provenance

Notes

Object donated by Sabena Gramm Wilson, June 1994.