54.81.2 a,b,c

Tuxedo

1900 Approximate

(a) Jacket. Material: textile, metal. Size: 40 3/4" W. x 41" L. Description: black wool waist cutaway with two inside pockets, fully lined tailcoat tuxedo; 4 button front, notched collar; inside tailor's label "Tallant Minneapolis". (b) Trousers. Material: textile, celluloid, metal. Size: 41 3/4 " W. x 47 3/8" L. Description: black wool pleated pants with five-button front fly; black silk vertical braid stripes extend from waistline to hemline on outside pant legs; 2 pockets in front and 2 in back; 6 suspender buttons encircle waistband.(c) Vest. Material: textile, metal. Size: 43 1/2" W. x 20 3/8" L. Description: black wool, lined sleeveless vest; front bodice cutout with narrow rolled collar edged with black rick-rack; vest closes at the front waistline with four vertical buttons; 2 outside pockets; black sateen twill back with waistline sateen sash half-belt that fastens in the back with a small black metal buckle.

This suit was found in the Janesville house on North Main Street that was built by the Drug Store owner Leiberg in 1903. Later it was owned by the Dieudonne family, then by Herman Holtz who sold it to Ed Holtz. Herman Holtz found this suit in the house and always called it the "Dieudonne Suit" according to the donor, Alvira Holtz Madigan, Herman's daughter.