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Maker(s):Franklin Simon
Culture:American
Title:blazer
Date Made:1940-1960
Type:Clothing
Materials:textile: light brown pile-woven cotton (corduroy); acetate (?) lining; wooden buttons
Place Made:United States; New York State; New York State: New York City
Measurements:Center Back - CB: 28 in; 71.1 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2019.31.2
Credit Line:Gift of Juliet G. Flynt, grandaughter of Helen and Henry Flynt
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Light brown corduroy blazer worn by Henry N. Flynt (1893-1970) during the mid-20th century. Henry, along with his wife Helen Geier Flynt (1895-1986), founded the Heritage Foundation, later Historic Deerfield, in 1952. The casual styling of the sportscoat features three woven wooden buttons. A label inside reveals its maker as “Franklin Simon/ FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK.”

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