L'AIGLON DRESSES MAIDS' AND NURSES' UNIFORMS FOR FALL

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"L'AIGLON DRESSES MAIDS' AND NURSES' UNIFORMS FOR FALL"

Entry/Object ID

2001.72.1.1

Description

"L'AIGLON DRESSES MAIDS' AND NURSES' UNIFORMS FOR FALL" Color: Black; Blue; Brown; Orange; White "L'Aiglon Dresses Maids' and Nurses' Uniforms for Fall," issued by Biberman Brothers, Incorporated, ca. 1920s. The catalog has a white cardstock cover with the title within an orange circle at the top of the front. At the center is a color illustration of a woman in a blue dress reaching for a baby who sits on a nurse's lap, while a maid in a black dress looks on in the back. The manufacturer's name and address is across the bottom. All of the latter is also on the back. Inside is a note on the products' quality. Also inside is an illustrated pull-out section that lists the many dresses and uniforms which were available. With abrasions; small creases and dents on the cover; pest damage; and light stains, the artifact is in overall fair condition.

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Three-dimensional, Catalogs, Biberman Brothers, Incorporated, Women domestics--Uniforms, Nurses--Uniforms, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress industry--Philadelphia (Penn.)

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Object Name

Catalogs