Man's Shorts
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Oliver Ormerod Jensen
American, born 1914
Clothing MakerMade by
Abercrombie & Fitch
American
Dateabout 1935-1940
MediumMachine-stitched cotton, with metal zipper and plastic buttons
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across top): 19 1/2 x 19in. (49.5 x 48.3cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Oliver O. Jensen
DescriptionMan's shorts of white cotton, plain-woven with a double thread in the warp. The shorts have a metal zipper fly. The waistband is 1 1/4 inches wide and has seven belt loops. A diagonal pocket is over each hip in front. Two welted pockets are in back; the left pocket has a button closure. Two white plastic buttons close the fly in addition to the zipper. The waistband lining, fly lining, and pocket bags are made of white twill-woven cotton.
Object number1992.10.2
MarkingsWoven label, green on white, stitched inside back right waistband reads: "Abercrombie & Fitch/ NEW YORK CHICAGO/ SAN FRANCISCO".On View
Not on view
