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Object Name |
Suspenders |
Catalog Number |
1974.008.00005 |
Description |
This pair of male suspenders has elastic back straps with embroidered silk front straps. The front adjusters are elastic and the buttonholes and cross over triangles are white and natural leather. The back straps are 10.75" in length and 1.25" wide. The upper ends are crossed and sewn into the leather triangle. The lower ends are crossed and sewn into the buttonholes. The buttonholes are keyholed shaped. The buttonholes are made from two pieces, white leather, and natural leather. There are two pieces joined by two rows of amchine stitch. The cross over triangles are 3.25" in length and 1.625" in width. The cross-over triangles are made from two leather pieces: white on the outside, natural on the inside. The cross over triangles are stitched to straps with two rows of machine stitching. The strap ends are tucked between the two layers of the cross-over. The front straps are made from two pieces of off-white gross grain ribbon, 24.50" in lenth, 1.75" in width., pointed at the bottom. The inside piece is made from plain ribbon. The outside is embroidered with a floral motif: pink/red blossoms and buds, leaves and stems in dark and light green. The stems are worked in the stem stitching and remain in the satin stitch. The elastic adjusters are sewn to the lower edge of the inside ribbon, 5.50" in length and 1.25" in width. The lower edge is turned under .375" and slip-stitched by hand. The upper edge is turned under .625" and hem stitched to the ribbon. |
Dimensions |
H-34.5 W-1.5 inches |
Provenance |
This pair of suspenders came from the estate of Mrs. Mercedes Gladys Zirkle Valentine, (1892-1974). Possibly the property of her father. |