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Object Name |
Uniform |
Alternate Name |
Girl Scout Uniform |
Date |
ca. 1917 |
Description |
Girl Scout uniform made of brown cotton twill fabric. A: Long-sleeve jacket with notched lapel, front button closure, and self-fabric belt; buttons have the Girl Scout trefoil design with eagle and shield. B: Long-sleeve pullover middy style shirt with lace-up opening in front and two breast pockets with trefoil buttons. Shirt has applied cloth patches and insignia. C: Calf-length skirt with gathered waist, two front pockets with buttoned flaps, and hook and eye closure. D: Knee-length bloomers, gathered at leg openings. It is possible that the various parts of this outfit were interchanged, and it might have been worn with a hat and/or neckerchief. (Keywords: Scouting, Fashion, Teenagers, Twentieth Century, New York) |
Acquisition |
Gift of Jack and June Cole Gilbert |
Ownership and History |
According to the donor, June Cole Gilbert, this uniform was worn by her aunt, Winona Margaret Cole (1902-1979) of Staten Island. Winona, the daughter of Winona Margaret Barr and David Austen Cole, was married to Martin Walley in 1923. She lived in Mariners Harbor and worked as a stenographer at the National Lead Company. |
Earliest Date |
1914 |
Latest Date |
1925 |
Subjects |
Organizations Girls Clothing & dress |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Clothing -- Outerwear |
Associated People |
Cole, Winona Margaret |
Catalog Number |
97.016.0006.A-D |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by The Coby Foundation, 2009. |
Legal Status |
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