Collection Highlights
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
Date:
1852
Object Number:
PR.020.1.1
Medium:
Color Lithograph.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sewing Supplies
Object Number:
2002.1.631
Date:
1940-1970
Medium:
Cloth, plastic
Dimensions:
1 x 41 in.
Description:
This woven measuring tape is pink and printed, in red, with a scale of inches from 1 to 40, a size chart for lingerie, and the words "Extacee Lingerie for the Youthful Silhouette...sizes 9 to 15". It has a clear plastic ring on one end for hanging.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
