Robe, Clerical
- Object Name:
- Robe, Clerical
- Object ID:
- 2002.009.03
- Creator:
- NATIONAL'S / CLERICAL-TAILORING DEPT.
- Place of Origin:
- Phildelphia, PA
- Date:
- 1930-1950
- Description:
- Clerical robe. Black polyester, lined with black polyester. Pleated front, back, inside. Bell sleeves with pleats, tight cuffs. Square back yolk with three flat V-shaped pleats around neckline. Black velvet trim, V-shaped around back neckline extending down each side of the front closure. Eight black plastic buttons along center front closure, one metal hook and eye at top. Black, flat cotton braid at neckline extends from inside neck over neck and down back yolk to just beyond a black, large, cotton-covered button at bottom of yolk. Label inside at back of neck, black with white lettering: "NATIONAL'S / CLERICAL-TAILORING / DEPT. / (?)2-823 ARCH ST. PHILA. PA". Label inside back, black with gold lettering: "REV. W. T. K.".
- Material:
- Textile
Polyester
Velvet - Dimensions:
- L-54 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by the donors' father, Rev. William T. Knapp, a pastor in Nashua and Winchester, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margery MacKay, Martha Cushman, and Barbara Hamblett, in memory of Reverend and Mrs. William T. Knapp
- People:
- Knapp, William
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