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Merry Hull (Gladys Whitcomb Geissmann)
Boy's Shorts1940s-1950s

Not on view
Small cream-white child's shorts with crossed suspender straps, flat lay, textured fabric with pearlescent buttons
Designer
Merry Hull (Gladys Whitcomb Geissmann)
United States, 1908 - 1978
Design House
Merry Mites
United States, founded 1948
Title
Boy's Shorts
Place Made
probably United States
Date Made
1940s-1950s
Medium
Cotton double cloth (piqué) with mother-of-pearl buttons
Dimensions
Length (Excluding straps): 10 1/4 in. (26.04 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of William and Sylvia Stabler Reid
Accession Number
CR.450.68.16
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles