Poncho

Name/Title

Poncho

Entry/Object ID

1996.41.1

Description

Wool poncho. The outer fabric is black wool (woven), and the entire poncho is lined with red-and-black hound's tooth wool. The poncho is constructed as a rectangle, with the front and back connected only at the shoulders. The shoulders are slightly shaped. The edges are bound with narrow, black wool tape, and the outer and inner layers are only connected at the edges. There is a large tag at the center back neckline that reads, "HUNTING TOSS SPORT CLOTHES JOHNSON MADE BY JOHNSON WOOLEN MILLS, INC. DRY CLEAN ONLY".

Context

Made by Johnson Woolen Mills, Inc. in Johnson, Vermont, for Stowe Mountain Resort to be worn on the chair lift.

Acquisition

Accession

1996.41

Source or Donor

Stowe Mountain Resort

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Johnson Woolen Mills, Inc.

Date made

1950 - 1960

Place

Town

Johnson

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Poncho

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Outerwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

34-3/4 in

Length

48 in

Material

Cotton, Wool

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stowe Mountain Resort

Related Places

Place

Town

Stowe

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America