Suit

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Suit

Entry/Object ID

2007.30.3a-d

Description

Navy-blue wool uniform suit consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie, and skirt. The jacket opens at the center front and secures with large brass buttons. Gold braid is applied in two straight lights around the cuffs, and an 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

12 Reg (30/24/33)

Textile Details

Material

Wool, Cotton

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1955

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Uniform, Military

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Suit

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Uniform

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Jacket (a)

Width

16 in

Length

25 in

Dimension Description

Skirt (b)

Width

26 in

Length

29 in

Dimension Description

Shirt (c)

Width

16 in

Length

23 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lissor, Amelia Helene Angelico (b. 1931)

Person or Organization

US Navy

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America