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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Development of Western Costume, Plate 13: Early Roman
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Development of Western Costume, Plate 13: Early Roman

Object numberMO 2022.1.21.1
Name Print
Maker (American 1935-1943)
Dateca. 1937
Mediumpaper, paint (watercolor), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 8 1/2 in (27.9 cm x 21.6 cm )
DescriptionA hand-colored silk screen print of a man and woman, both standing, dressed in early Roman clothing. The man, facing front, is wearing a light gray toga and holding a scroll in his right hand. The woman, shown from behind, is wearing a beige palla (Roman mantle/cloak) over a white stola (robe), and carrying a ewer in her right hand. Printed below the images is text that reads: PLATE NO. 13 / EARLY ROMAN / 700 B.C. 500 B.C. Printed in the upper left is a keystone insignia inside which is text that reads: MUSEUM / EXTENSION / PROJECT / WPA / PENNA.

Stamped in green ink on the reverse of the print: PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY / 419 SOUTH 19TH STREET / PHILADELPHIA.
Label TextThis print is one in a group of costume plates (see MO 2022.1.21.1-12) published by the Pennsylvania branch of the Works Projects Administration's (WPA) Museum Extension Project during the Great Depression. The prints were part of a larger series of images of period costume designs through the ages, created as educational visual aids.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Cheryl and Gerald Hale in 2021.
Credit LineGift of Cheryl and Gerald Hale
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesArtifacts Relating to the New Deal (National Archives Identifier 750981)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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