Collar

Object Name:

Collar

Object ID:

2005.048.15

Creator:

Cluett, Peabody & Company

Place of Origin:

Leominster, MA

Date:

1930-1940

Description:

Pair of starched shirt collars. Owned by Robert Irving Blair (1908-2005) of Newport, NH. White cotton. Both have "GOLDEN / ARROW" label. Both stamped "BLAIR", "B27", "IB62", and "152". "Robert" written in ink above "BLAIR". Buttonhole at each end and one in back. Contained in brown leather drawstring bag with stiff circular bottom

1. Also stamped "Ardsley / A FLEXIBLE / STARCHED COLLAR", and "102D". "B4011" written in ink.
2. Also stamped "Hempstead", "STARCH FULLY", "B4011", and "6108". "RB" written in ink.

Material:

Textile
Cotton
Leather

Dimensions:

H-1.5 L-16.5 inches

Provenance:

Part of collection of World War II material owned by Lt. Robert Irving Blair (1908-2005) of Newport, NH. Donated by his daughter.

Arrow shirt collars were made by Cluett, Peabody & Company of Toy, NY, which had a plant in Leominster, MA.

Credit Line:

Gift of Sarah Brown

People:

Blair, Robert Irving (1908-2005)

Subjects:

Collars