A black, two piece wool suit with silk lining

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A black, two piece wool suit with silk lining

Entry/Object ID

2016.330.1.1

Description

A black, two piece wool suit with silk lining. The pants feature a black silk piping down the exterior of the pant legs. Hand stiching on the inside of the pants. Under the right pocket on the inside of the pants is a sewn in label indicating the suit belonged to Mr. F. C. Foster and was purchased 16 February 1926 from order number 4592. The jacket also includes a sewn in label from the maker, J. D. Levine in Los Angeles. The jacket features a black silk lining in the bodice and cream lining in the sleeves as well as silk on the lapels. Silk covered buttons on the jacket front and sleeves. A spare button attached to the inside of the jacket, but thread is loose. The suit is generally in good condition with minor staining, tearing in the silk of the sleeves, minor holes.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Suit

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects