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Object number2015.109.12 a,b
Date1947
MediumWool twill; piping; metal
Credit LineMuseum purchase.
DescriptionTwo piece costume consisting of a green cutaway coat and green wool twill breeches.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth (Part a): 45.5 × 21.5 × 2 in. (115.6 × 54.6 × 5.1 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (Part b): 33 × 18.5 × 0.5 in. (83.8 × 47 × 1.3 cm)
Inscriptionsa) Inside below collar: “SIZE 40 / W.C.C. / #,10 / SUIT / 2PC” To right is sewn in a Western Costume Co. gold tag with red lettering and a small, blue piece of ribbon. Inside proper right underarm is a Western Costume barcode sticker. Large, yellow tag attached to proper left cuff that reads: “40 / 30/21 / 2pc suit”

b) Inside waistband from left to right reads: “WCC / SUIT 2PC / #10.” “46” above a yellow “WESTERN COSTUME CO. / HOLLYWOOD, CALIF.” stamp. “55” above a white “WESTERN COSTUME CO. / HOLLYWOOD, CALIF.” stamp. Western Costume silkscreened barcode, followed by a sewn in Western Costume Co. gold tag with red lettering.

Large, yellow tag attached to proper left hip that reads: “40 / 30/21 / 2pc suit”
Historical NotesThis costume was used in the 1947 motion picture "Unconquered". It was worn by Alan Napier playing Sir William Johnson. This is part of a collection of costumes that was purchased from Western Costume in 2015.
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