Jacket
Object Name: | Jacket |
Material: | silk |
Accession Number: | 1984.156.13a |
Cultural Context: | Textiles and Social History |
Absolute Date: | c.1916 |
Description: | Two piece walking suit, silk.;;This suit of understated elegance is a good example of the practicality in the fashionable clothes during the middle of the First World War. The semi-fitted bodice and wider skirt, with hems above the ankle, made it easier for women to move about. |
Institution: | Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery Facebook-Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery Twitter-Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery YouTube-Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery |
Institution City: | Red Deer |
Institution Province: | Alberta |
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