Girl's Jumper, 1958-1960

Artifact

Jumper (Dress)

Date Made

1958-1960

Creators

Dan River Mills Inc. 

Place of Creation

United States, Virginia, Danville 

Keywords

Jumpers (Dresses) 

Belts (Costume accessories) 

Clothing 

Girls' clothing 

Children 

Girls 

Sherman, Mary 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.105.33

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mary Sherman.

Material

Cotton (Textile)

Color

Black (Color)
Pink (Color)
Deep pink
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 19.25 in  (Cb - collar to hem)

Width: 31 in  (Bottom of skirt)

Width: 12.5 in  (Waist (flat))

Inscriptions

on label inside collar: Lot / Size 5 on front and back of tag attached to belt loop: advertised in LIFE / Wrinkl-SHED / an exclusive fabric development / by DAN RIVER / Fabrics with fashion woven in! inside tag attached to belt loop: Advertised in LIFE / Wrinkl-SHED* / wrinkle-resistant cotton by DAN RIVER has these amazing features / WRINKLES SMOOTH OUT / EASIER TO IRON / STAYS CLEAN LONGER / NEEDS NO STARCH EVER / EASIER TO WASH / RETARDS PERSPIRATION ODOR / DRIES FASTER / RESISTS MILDEW / and... WRINKL-SHED cottons will never shrink^ out of fit / *Reg. Trade Mark for Dan River Mills' Wrinkle-Resistant Cotton Fabrics / ^Fabric shrinkage not more than 1% / Dan River Mills, Inc., Danville, Va., U.S.A. [...] PRINTED IN U.S.A.