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Navy Blue Suit
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
Navy Blue Suit
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
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Navy Blue Suit

Artifact IDMO 63.1383a-b
Object Type Suit
Date 1961
Date Worn4/9/1963
Date Worn6/4/1961
Date Worn6/1/1961
Maker (American, est. 1927)
Place WornLondon, England, Europe
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States
Place WornVienna, Austria, Europe
Place WornWashington, D.C., United States, North America
Place WornParis, France, Europe
Medium Silk shantung
DimensionsOverall (jacket) L 21 in (53.3 cm )
 Overall (skirt) L 25 1/4 in (64.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA suit in navy blue silk shantung. A 3/4 sleeve three button jacket is paired with an A-line skirt. The skirt has two tab pockets at hip.
Historical NoteFirst Lady Jacqueline Kennedy wore this suit to a luncheon with Mrs. Khruschev in Vienna, also worn as part of an ensemple to a luncheon with Chief Mayor Julien Tardiue, at the Hote de Ville in Paris, France, and at a ceremony bestowing honorary US citizenship on sir Winston Churchill at the White House on April 9, 1963.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem is from the personal collection of President and Mrs. Kennedy. It was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
Place WornLondon, England, Europe
Place WornVienna, Austria, Europe
Place WornWashington, D.C., United States, North America
Place WornParis, France, Europe
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesFirst Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Collection (National Archives Identifier 76055728)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - FullyUse Restriction NotePlease contact the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation for permission to use this image.
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