Woman's Beaded Jacket

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Woman's Beaded Jacket

Entry/Object ID

2039

Description

Black Silk Beaded Jacket. Material: textile, metal, beads. Size: 13 1/2" W. shoulder to shoulder x 25" L. Description: black silk jacket with mandarin type collar faced with black satin and banded in red silk; bodice open from neckline to hemline; opening edged with intricate design of red, gold and white beads and tiny gold metal disks; long set in sleeves encircled below elbow line with red, white and gold beads; forearm area of sleeve encircled with tiny accordion pleats in black silk trimmed with two stripes of red silk; 2" W. cuffs edged with narrow line of black satin close with snaps; bottom edge of jacket front right and left shows a large decorative cluster of red, white and gold beads and tiny gold metal disks; 2 1/2" L. side slits at each hipline close with four black fabric covered round buttons and loops.

Context

Woman's beaded jacket. From the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buscho. Used in early 1900s. Donated by Mrs. Don Ferry who is a granddaughter-in-law of the Buschos and has brought many welcome articles to the museum.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1910

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Jacket, Women's

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

May 14, 2003

Update Date

July 16, 2025