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| Advertisement | Frederick and Nelson's Tailored Women's Suits (1906) |
| Company/Advertising Agency | Frederick and Nelson |
| Publication Source | Westerner, Vol 5 (6), p. 31 |
| Publisher | Westerner Company |
| Publisher Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Publication Date | November 1906
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| Advertisement Text | We have established as a regular feature of the costume and suit section a line of tailored suits at $18.50. This line embraces attractive suits which are made to sell for more...The styles consist of plain long and short tailored effects with velvet collar; also Norfolk and loose-back coats. All are satin lined, and the skirts are pleated. Sizes 14, 16 and 18, Misses'; 34 to 44, Ladies'. |
| Contextual Notes | In 1890, Frederick and Nelson began as a business selling used furniture. As the Seattle-based company grew, it added home delivery services, a tea room, and women's and men's clothing.
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| Category | Clothing trade
Beauty and fashion |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Suits (Clothing); Women--Clothing & dress |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Women's clothing; Clothing trade--Washington (State)--Seattle; Women in advertising |
| Geographic Coverage | United States
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| Digital Collection | Early Advertising |
| Digital ID Number | ADV0132 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Pacific Northwest Collection. 979.505 WES |
| Object Type | Advertisement |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from text at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2008 |
