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Year Donated
2011
Item Description
Color: Cream
Material: Middy- cotton poplin Tie- acetate plain weave
Fabric Construction/Content: Plain weave- cotton/filament
Style/Period: 1920s gym suit- typical with long bias tie
Neckline: Middy collar, faded red trim
Sleeves: Elbow length, satin, no cuffs
Waist: None
Closures: 3 small ties with slit below middy collar points
Other: Pocket, left side- patch red "O" satin stitched in center
Decorative Details: Otterbein "O" red (faded) braided trim on collar. Red tie around neck, tied in 4 inch hand knot.
Condition of Object: Faded, well worn, some greying under arms, small hole left side, rust stains on lower front but can be covered by tie
Historical Significance: Belonged to donor's mother while student at Otterbein
Estimated Time Period
Early 1920s
Gender costume is for
Female
Recommended Citation
124, "Gym Outfit: Middy, Cream & Red, Red Tie" (1920). All Historic Costumes Images. 20.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/costumes_all/20