24.09g

Cummerbund

1950 Approximate

Plaid Cummerbund. Material: textile, metal. Size: 32" L. Description: green and blue plaid wool blend lined with black taffeta - horizontally pleated waist sash tapers to narrow ends - metal buckle for waist size adjustment - metal hook and eye on each end for closure.

Dr. Wesley Howard Rethwill purchased this tuxedo and accessories from Matt J. Graif in Mankato, Minnesota in the 1950s. Dr. Wesley Howard Rethwill wore this tuxedo to formal events during his college years: 1953-1959; during his travels with his wife; and to events at the Grand Masonic Lodge of Minnesota 1967-1972.