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Suit

Object number2015.51.28 a-g

Manufacturer Frank Cicco and Son

Retailer Bloomingdale's Inc.

Date2005

OriginButler, PA

OriginHong Kong, China

OriginItaly

MediumFabric/Silk/Plastic/Metal/Cotton/Leather/Elastic/Rubber/Ink/Wood/Paper

Credit LineGift of Terry Gruber

DescriptionMen's suit consisting of suit jacket, pants, dress shirt, necktie, pair of shoes, and hanger. DimensionsPart a: Height 34.5, Width 18.5 (width is from shoulder seam to shoulder seam);
Part b: Length 41.375, Width 19.938 (width is at waist);
Part c: Height 33, Width 19.75 (width is from shoulder seam to shoulder seam);
Part d: Length 57.5, Width 3.875;
Part e: Height 3.5, Width 4.125, Length 11;
Part f: Height 3.125, Width 4.125, Length 11;
Part g: Height 10.25, Width 17, Depth 1.5.
Marks(a)
Inside jacket over proper left interior breast pocket is embroidered label with logo on left and text on right "Cloth by DORMEUIL / ROYAL OPTIMA / SUPER 120'S".

Inside jacket over proper right interior breast pocket is embroidered label with logo on left and text on right "Frank Cicco / & Son / BUTLER, PA."

Inside the interior proper right inside pocket is a white label with handwritten and printed in black "Mr IRVING GRUBER / FRANK Cicco / Date 4/05".

(c)
Inside collar at center are three white labels with blue embroidered text: top label "IMPORTED FABRIC / 100% COTTON / SINGLE NEEDLE TAILORING / MADE IN BRITISH HONG KONG / RN 36543", middle label "PETERBOROUGH ROW / bloomingdale's men's store", and bottom label "17-36".

Along bottom edge of shirt near proper right seam is white fabric tag with product and care information.

(d)
White fabric label near wider end has green embroidered text "[logo] Frank Cicco / AND SON / BUTLER, PA.".

Black tag inside narrower end has white embroidered text "HAND SEWN / ALL SILK / MADE IN USA".

(e)
Embossed text on sole in front of heel "HAND MAD[E] / IN ITALY".

Raised text on underside of heel "CAT'S / PAW"; only one is still legible, but this text was in at least two other places.

(f)
Handwritten "22" on insole at center. Embossed text on sole in front of heel "HAND MAD[E] / IN ITALY".

Raised text repeated four times on underside of heel "CAT'S / PAW".

(g)
Light brown adhesive sticker at the top of the hanger with black border and black text "Frank Cicco / custom tailor / Butler, Pa."
Historical NotesPart of a collection related to Aaronel deRoy Gruber and her husband Irving B. Gruber. This suit belonged to Irving Gruber. Donor Terry Gruber is the son of Aaronel deRoy Gruber and Irving Gruber.

Previous owner Irving B. Gruber (1915 - 2013)

Related person Frank Cicco

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