Suit

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Suit

Entry/Object ID

2007.30.2a-d

Description

White wool uniform suit consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie, and skirt. The jacket opens at the center front and secures with large brass buttons. White braid is applied around the cuffs, and a gold-embroidered oak leaf sits above the braid on both sleeves. There are two breast pockets that secure with flaps. The white, cotton shirt is short-sleeved and shaped with darts at the waist and gathering at the shoulder. It secures down the center front with white, mother-of-pearl buttons. The tie is black or navy blue, and is narrower in the center, flaring into triangles at the ends. The skirt is cut into an A-line with two pockets that secure with flaps.

Context

Worn by Amelia Helene Angelico Lissor of Montpelier, VT, while in the Navy Nurse Corps, 1956-1958.

Acquisition

Accession

2007.30

Source or Donor

Lissor, Amelia Helene Angelico (b. 1931)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of the Angelico family

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Suit

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

14 Reg (32/26/35)

Textile Details

Material

Wool, Cotton

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Naval Clothing Depot

Date made

circa 1955

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Uniform

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

North America