Dinner ensemble

Manufacturer (a) Goodall Worsted Company American

Department Store (a) Wanamaker's American

1937

Not on view

In 1908, Goodall Worsted Co., of Sanford, Maine, purchased the patent for a tropical weight mohair-cotton blend fabric developed by William S. Nutter. Goodall called the fabric Palm Beach cloth and sold it directly to tailors and manufacturers. In 1931 the company began producing suits from that fabric as well, best known of which is the classic, cream-colored summer suit popularly called the Palm Beach suit. This ensemble, with its heather gray dinner jacket and tuxedo-striped pants is also made from Palm Beach cloth.

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Title: Dinner ensemble
Manufacturer: (a) Goodall Worsted Company (American, 1824–1944)
Department Store: (a) Wanamaker's (American)
Date: 1937
Culture: American
Medium: wool, cotton, silk
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Robert Riley, 1956
Object Number: 2009.300.807a, b
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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