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Catalog Number |
1993.3.140 |
Object Name |
Sweater |
Description |
Maroon shawl-collar sweater. Machine-knit and hand-pieced wool sweater. The sweater has a broad collar that can be worn down or turned up and buttoned. The placket and button holes are on the proper left front panel and the buttons on the proper right. There is a pocket at the bottom of the front panels on either side. The sleeve ends are ribbed. There is a label sewn into the inside of the hem that reads "James W. Brine Co. Boston Mass Cambridge Mass" Brine was a well known retailer of athletic supplies. It is believed that this sweater was made at Canterbury Shaker Village. |
Credit line |
Collection of the Enfield Shaker Museum |
Date |
ca 1890 - 1920 |
Dimensions |
W-20.75 L-28.75 inches |
Dimension Details |
Sleeves are 22" |
Material |
Wool |
Place made |
Canterbury Shaker Village |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Lexicon sub-category |
Clothing -- Outerwear |
Interpretive information |
J.W. Brine, begun in Harvard Square in 1867, now located in Concord, MA, is the oldest family-owned sporting goods store in the US. |