Umbilical Binder

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Umbilical Binder

Entry/Object ID

13.96.15

Description

Carter's Baby Umbilical Binder. Material: textile. Size: 5 1/2" W. x 22 1/2" L. Description: white cotton knit binder with three tie strings at one end, three tie strings at inside center; designer label at one end: " Carter's Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.".

Context

Worn by donor's husband, Paul Krause, as a child. Commonly worn by infants until the umbilical cord end healed.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Carter's

Date made

circa 1920

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Binder

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Underwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

March 13, 1996

Update Date

January 2, 2026