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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.
Dog Sweater
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Dog Sweater

Artifact IDMO 2001.4
Object Type Sweater
Maker
Dateca. 1944
Mediumyarn, plastic
Dimensionsoverall H 19 in x W 8 1/2 in (48.3 cm x 21.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA blue and red knitted dog sweater. The body of the sweater is dark blue with red trim. There is a large, folded collar opening for the head, and two short sleeves for the front legs. The sweater fastens with five red buttons that run down the length of the shorter underside (stomach side).
Historical NoteMany people sent gifts to FDR’s famous Scottish terrier, Fala. In May 1944, Marguerite Perennore of Great Neck, New York mailed President Roosevelt “this little sweater for your little Fala.”
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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