Uniform

Object Name:

Uniform

Object ID:

2004.043.170

Place of Origin:

New York, NY

Date:

circa 1927

Description:

Dress, Girl Scout uniform, worn by Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004) of Portsmouth, NH. Green cotton dress with four button closure; placket breast pocket with button closure; two placket pockets below waist with button closures; two button closures at sleeves; three green cotton belts, varying lengths (33", 35", 38"), differing buttons (one metal G.S., one green plastic G.S., one tan plastic G.S.). All buttons on dress plastic (perhaps Bakelite) with Girl Scout insignia. Embroidered tag sewn inside, top, below collar: "OFFICIAL UNIFORM / GIRL GS SCOUTS / TRADE MARK / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / EQUIPMENT DEPT. / NEW YORK CITY". Ancillary items: black leather belt stamped "GENUINE / LONGRAIN / COWHIDE" and "OCCONOR"; two metal pins, "G.S.", on lapels; Girl Scout year pins on breast pocket: "XX"; "XXV"; "32"; "40"; enamel Girl Scout pin with ribbon and "D. Vaughan inscribed on brass bar, "December 25, 1927" inscribed on reverse of pin; paper Trefoil tag: "Dr. Vaughan/Portsmouth/Troop 2" attached to uniform with straight pin and Girl Scout insignia pin on right breast.

Material:

Textile
Cotton
Plastic
Leather

Dimensions:

W-40 L-47 inches

Provenance:

From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.

Dorothy Vaughan was a member of the first Girl Scout troop in Portsmouth. Her family moved from Penacook to Portsmouth in 1917, when she was 12. She was a troop leader for much of her adult life.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan

People:

Vaughan, Dorothy M. (1904-2004)

Subjects:

Girl Scouts