Uniform

Object Name:

Uniform

Object ID:

2004.043.171

Date:

circa 1930

Description:

Uniform, Girl Scout, (two piece) worn by Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004) of Portsmouth, NH. Jacket (a): olive green cotton; three button closure (metal Girl Scout insignia buttons); two pockets with Girl Scout metal button closures. Green plastic Girl Scout whistle (d) in right pocket. Three embroidered badges (photography, reading, housekeeping) sewn on right cuff; two black stripes (encircling) and one short stripe on left cuff; embroidered, sewn collar label: "G.S. / TRADE MARK / GIRL SCOUTS INC. / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF."; stamped label on inside, back: "REGISTERED U.S. PAT OFF / G.S. / TRADE MARK / GIRL SCOUTS INC. / NATIONAL SUPPLY DEPT / 189 LEXINGTON AVE / NEW YORK CITY"; embroidered label inside right , front: "Printzess / DESIGNED AND TAILORED BY / Printz". Skirt (b): A-line, two topstitched pockets on front, below waist; waistband: gathered at back with sewn-in elastic front to back; six metal snaps and two metal hook and eye closures. Belt (c): green canvas with embossed, burnished, metal belt buckle "GIRL SCOUTS / BE PREPARED".

Material:

Textile
Cotton

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)