Sequined Jacket and Blouse Ensemble

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Sequined Jacket and Blouse Ensemble

Entry/Object ID

67.04.3

Description

Woman's Sequinned Suit Top. (a)Jacket. Material: textile, plastic, metal. Size: 15" x 19". Description: turquoise lamb's wool jacket, collarless with 3/4 sleeves; light weight taffeta turquoise lining; overall floral pattern of tiny white beads and transparent sequins; larger white beaded hem edging with tiny beaded looped fringe; front closure with one hook and eye at neckline and a full length zipper; lower side seam expansion vents close with one hook and eye; inner designer label, Stephen Chu Beaded Sweater Factory, Exporter & Wholesale, 6-Carnarvon Rd. Kowloon, Hong Kong.(b) Shell Blouse. Material: textile, plastic, metal. Size: 14" x 16". Description: white cashmere wool top, collarless and sleeveless, lined with lightweight white taffeta; overall pattern of diagonal stripes; wider stripes of transparent and pastel sequins separated with narrow bands of silver sequinned stripes and wider turquoise stripes; neckline edged with white seed pearls and two rows of silver sequins; back closure with full length zipper and one hook and eye at neckline; inner designer label, Fully Fashioned, Certified Made in British Crown Colony, Cashmere.

Context

Worn by Carol Rethwill on at least one of the cruises she took with her husband, Dr. Rethwill Jr.

Made/Created

Date made

1975

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Ensemble, Woman's Top

Create Date

July 11, 2018

Update Date

September 30, 2026