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Object Description
| Type | Physical Object |
| Basic ID | Uniform, woman's American Red Cross Motor Corps uniform, 1917-18. Wool, linen, silk, leather. Marshall Field & Company, Chicago. Gift of Marie Plamodon, 1951.32a-j. |
| Title | Woman's American Red Cross WWI uniform |
| Artists/Makers | Marshall Field & Company (distributor) |
| Place of Origin | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Date | 1917-1918 |
| Physical Description | Woman's American Red Cross Motor Corps uniform consisting of: a) Jacket of blue whipcord, dark green collar tabs with brass initials A.R.C., two white metal diamond shaped pins on each shoulder tab and American Red Cross Motor Service insignia on left sleeve. b) Matching straight skirt with two slit pockets at hips and self belt. c) Matching A.R.C. overseas cap with a square pin of a red enamel cross on a white background and "Motor Corps" in gold. d) Black leather 'Sam Brown' belt. e-f) Brown leather high boots, laced at instep, strap and buckle at top. g) White linen button front shirt. h) Black silk tie. i-j) Pair of cream colored leather wrist length gloves. |
| Materials/Techniques |
wool (textile) linen (material) silk (textile) leather |
| Dimensions | Overall: Height: (42 in); Width: (24 in); Depth: (14 in); Gloves: Height: (9 in); Width: (5 in); Depth: (0.5 in) |
| Marks | Marshall Field & Company |
| Object History | Worn by the donor in service of the Red Cross during the First World War. Her initials, M.P., are stitched inside the jacket collar. |
| Curatorial Statement | Marie Plamondon’s parents were prominent Chicagoans who died aboard the Lusitania, a passenger ship torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean by a German U-boat before the United States entered war. Seeking solace from her loss, Plamondon spent more and more time at the Madonna Center, an Italian settlement house where Catholics in the Taylor Street district donated their time and work to the Red Cross. She wore this Red Cross uniform during her service in the First World War from about 1917 to 1918. |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories | clothing |
| Object Types |
jackets (garments) skirts (garments) shirts (main garments) caps (headgear) belts (costume accessories) neckties gloves |
| Related Corporate Names | American Red Cross |
| Related Terms |
World War, 1914-1918 wars |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marie Plamondon |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Copyright Notice | © 2015 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved |
| Exhibition History |
Secret Lives of Objects. Chicago History Museum (2015/3/21- ) |
| Object Number | 1951.32a-j |
| Image File Name | ICHi-74077; ICHi-74079; ICHi-74081; ICHi-74072; ICHi-74073; ICHi-74074 |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection |
| Research Inquiry | http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research |
| Licensing Inquiry | https://www.chicagohistory.org/rights-reproductions/ |
Description
| Title | i74083 |
| Copyright Notice | © 2015 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection |
