Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004 Search this
Medium:
cloth with plastic
Dimensions:
H x W: 40 3/16 × 21 7/8 in. (102 × 55.5 cm)
Type:
sweaters
Place purchased:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place used:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1960-1985
Description:
This is a Carson Pirie Scott sweater coat. This is brown-grey tweed sweater coat with a wide beige shawl collar. On each side of the front opening is a button just under the shawl collar. They are connected by a short tab of brown-grey tweed fabric that buttons on each side. The sweater coat is a knee-length with two deep front pockets. The pockets have beige flap openings with scalloped edges. On the inside of the back of the neckline is a beige fabric tag with white text within brown boxes that reads “Carson Pirie Scott & Co. / CHICAGO / ASCOT SHOP.” There is a fabric tag sewn to an inside seam that is striped diagonally burgundy, white and teal. Contrasting color text reads “Vera Maxwell / ORIGINAL.”
