Athletic Shorts

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Athletic Shorts

Entry/Object ID

2003.16.149c

Description

Green nylon shorts. The waistline is a length of bound elastic. On the left leg is the word "Montpelier" in white gothic letters above a white oval surrounded by leaves. Within the oval is the handwritten label, "RONDA BALHAM" in green ink. There is a fake seam at the center front of each leg.

Context

Worn by Ronda Balham as a student at Montpelier High School, Montpelier, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

2003.16

Source or Donor

Balham, Jean Louise Goodall (1925-2016)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shorts

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

24" waist

Textile Details

Material

Nylon, Elastic

Made/Created

Date made

1970 - 1974

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Shorts, Athletic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Uniform

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shorts

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

14 in

Length

17-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Henry, Ronda A. Balham (b. 1956)

Person or Organization

Montpelier High School

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America