Suit

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Suit

Entry/Object ID

2010.19.1a-d

Description

Vermont Transit bus driver's uniform consisting of a jacket, pants, shirt, and necktie. The jacket is made of olive-green, twill-woven polyester. It zips up the center front with a metal zipper and there are two pockets that secure with pointed flaps and brass buttons. The left sleeve has a round, green patch with the yellow inscription, "VERMONT TRANSIT LINES" around the edge and the initials VTL in the center within a triangle. There is a breast pocket set into the green, polyester lining with the sewn in label, "Harvard Uniforms, Baltimore". The pants are made of olive-green, twill woven polyester. They have a center front zipped fly and loops around the waistline for holding a belt. There are pockets set into the side seams and rear pockets that secure with flaps. The shirt has long sleeves and secures up the center front with 7 buttons. There are two breast pockets that each secure with buttons. A label at the back of the neck reads, "Flying Cross Duro Poplin 55% Dacron polyester 25% cotton / 32". The necktie is made of green polyester and is permanently tied. It is held in place on the shirt with a metal plate inside the knot, through which runs a zipper that extends to the narrow end of the tie, allowing the neck loop to be widened to slip over the head. The fabric woven with the monogram VTL. A tag on the reverse reads, "ZIPPIT".

Context

Worn by an bus driver employed by Vermont Transit Lines

Acquisition

Accession

2010.19

Source or Donor

Vermont Transit Company, Inc.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Suit

Clothing Sex

Male

Size

32

Textile Details

Material

Polyester, Cotton, Brass

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Harvard Uniforms

Date made

1980 - 1990

Place

City

Baltimore

State/Province

Maryland

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Uniform, Occupational

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Uniform

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Jacket

Width

21 in

Length

23-3/4 in

Dimension Description

Pants

Width

17-1/4 in

Length

37 in

Dimension Description

Shirt

Width

22-1/2 in

Length

32 in

Dimension Description

Tie

Length

18 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Vermont Transit Company, Inc.