Coat
- Object Name:
- Coat
- Object ID:
- 1994.009.04
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- Coat, child's. Worn by Marylon Jordan Butterfield (1936-1996), Concord, NH. Cream-colored silk, rounded collar with silk embroidery, cuffs on sleeves, pleated yoke with silk embroidery, three mother-of-pearl buttons. Hand-stitched repairs in right cuff, many worn spots. White cloth label with blue stitched lettering in neck: "100% PURE SILK / FRENCH CREPE / WASHABLE".
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Mother-of-Pearl - Dimensions:
- L-41 Dia-6.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Baby coat, along with bonnet (1994.009.05) was a gift from Clara Osgood Jordan's mother in September 1936 upon the birth of Clara's first child, Marylon. In a photo copied by NHHS, the coat is worn by the second child Janice, held by Clara, while big sister Marylon looks on.
- Credit Line:
- Children of Clara Osgood Jordan
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