Detail View: Historic Costume Collection: Historic Costume Collection
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Object Name:
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Suit
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Collection Title:
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Historic Costume Collection
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Designer:
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Berk, Ilona
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Designer.Information:
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Berk, Ilona (born in Czechoslovakia August 24, 1918- December 6, 2013, Omaha, Nebraska)
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Donor:
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James Berk
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Location.Repository:
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Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Location.City:
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Lincoln, Nebraska (USA)
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Photo Credit:
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Tom Slocum
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Decade:
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1990s
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Date Photographed:
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September 25,2015
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Category:
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Clothing
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Class:
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Main
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Subclass:
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Suit
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User/Wearer:
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Womenswear
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Provenance:
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This garment was owned by Ilona Beck (1918-2013) a professional dress maker, the donor's mother. Beck was born in Czechoslovakia and was a Holocaust survivor. She lived most of her life in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Place of Origin:
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United States, Nebraska
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Copyright Information:
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http://contentdm.unl.edu/archt_copyright.html
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Object Description:
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Matching three piece pinstriped suit.
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Description of View:
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Overall view of front
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Primary Color:
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Black
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Surface Design:
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Jacket features black and gold functional buttons down center front. Horizontal single pockets at left and right front low waist. Trousers feature a center front French fly and diagonal pockets. Skirt features a black (contrast) waistband, invisible zipper at center back and scalloped lace at hem edge.
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Garment Components:
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Jacket, Trousers, Skirt
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Structural Design:
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Jacket back features vents at left and right princess seams. Single pleat trousers feature a narrow waistband with a button through tab closure and belt loops. Slits at hem edge on left and right side seams.
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Neckline:
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Jewel
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Fabric Design:
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Pinstripes
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Skirt:
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Knee length
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Sleeve:
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Long set-in sleeve
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Accession Number:
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UNL Historic Costume Collection 2014.003.036
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Collection Information:
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Digital collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
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Image Publisher:
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University of Nebraska--Lincoln
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Filesize:
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7646859 Bytes
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Filename:
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2605.jp2
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MIMEtype:
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image/jp2
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Imagesize:
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3159 x 4769
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