Matinee Jacket
1946 (made)
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White mercerized cotton matinee jacket, of substantially weighted yarn with a glossy finish. The jacket is hand knitted with a plain body and open weave design around the neck and at the lower edges of the sleeves and body. The neck is threaded with white ribbon and there is a line of holes for a similar ribbon around the body just below the arms.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Mercerzsed cotton yarn, ribbon |
| Brief description | Matinee Jacket; English; 1946 |
| Physical description | White mercerized cotton matinee jacket, of substantially weighted yarn with a glossy finish. The jacket is hand knitted with a plain body and open weave design around the neck and at the lower edges of the sleeves and body. The neck is threaded with white ribbon and there is a line of holes for a similar ribbon around the body just below the arms. |
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| Object history | References: see also B. 374-377-1993; doll and clothing Gloria Boyle, nee Bruce, born 1946 in Walthamstow, London. Hand knitted by the donor's aunt, Mary, for the donor, in 1946 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.376-1993 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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