Jacket; Necktie Uniform
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- Date
- 1954
- Material
- hair; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1173 a,b
- Description
- A kahki-coloured lightweight, summer (“Ice Cream”), buttoned and belted Banff Park warden jacket with folded-down collar and (b) a necktie: (a)The jacket is well-made with exquisite tailoring, seam binding and arm lining sewing. The underside of the collar has a piece green wool sewn on to stabili…
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- Title
- Jacket; Necktie Uniform
- Date
- 1954
- Material
- hair; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 49.0 x 73.5cm cm
- Description
- A kahki-coloured lightweight, summer (“Ice Cream”), buttoned and belted Banff Park warden jacket with folded-down collar and (b) a necktie: (a)The jacket is well-made with exquisite tailoring, seam binding and arm lining sewing. The underside of the collar has a piece green wool sewn on to stabilize it. There are four front pockets opposite the four buttons and buttonholes: two smaller buttoned (one button) on top and two larger buttoned (one button) on the bottom. The metal buttons have a crown top centre with six maple leaves intertwined on each side, in the middle “NPC” embossed. There is a belt sewn onto the waist in the back, closed by a buckle with two prongs, six button holes in front; there is also an open pleat on the back of the jacket. The sleeves have a striped, grey and blue on a beige background, lining and the underarms have a gold lining. The finishing binding is a lighter green. The jacket measures 129.0cm across, cuff to cuff. There is a small slit pocket inside the jacket, viewer’s right, and 1.0cm under the slit there is a white label sewn on ”No. MINES 7 RES 1645” underneath that “Mr. O HERMANRUDE” under that “Date MAR 31 54 C71431” a line of dash marks and under that sideways “SPECIAL ORDER 485694, right side up “ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF AMALGAMATED CLOTHING”, a sewing machine in the centre, “UNION MADE CLOTHING WORKERS OF AMERICA”, and sideways “COPYRIGHT 1949 SERIES SS1”.(b) The necktie (123.3cm long) is narrow (narrower around neck, starts at 2.0cm, and larger as it gets to the bottom 5.3cm) and is loden green in colour.
- Credit
- Gift of Olaf R. Hermanrude, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1173 a,b
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