Coat

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Coat

Entry/Object ID

39.81.7

Description

Woman's Coat. Material: textile and plastic. Size: 16" W. shoulder to shoulder x 42" L. Description: tan and white tweed wool; herringbone pattern; lined with tan ribbed rayon; large collar edged with 1 1/4" W. band of slightly darker tan tweed; collar forms lapels and a deep V-neckline; front closure from bottom of V to below hipline with four large buttons with openwork design; long set-in sleeves; each sleeve has decorative 7" L. vertical darker tan tab trimmed with a row of three buttons; one slash diagonal line pocket on each side front; waistline belt loops at each side hold a 43" L. sash belt of same fabric as coat; designer label inside back neckline: "KK Petite Sterling; The Keller-Kohn Co. Cleveland".

Context

Belonged to Selma Schmidt (Mrs. George Schmidt), mother of the donor. Selma was born in Smiths Mill and lived in Janesville from 1904-1936.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Coat

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

May 23, 2003

Update Date

November 21, 2024