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- catalog abstract "This garment is a rare example of informal men's wear from the early 19th century.".
- catalog alternative "David Greene Haskins' toga".
- catalog alternative "Haskins' toga".
- catalog alternative "Toga (Harvard student's summer garment, ca. 1834-1835)".
- catalog contributor b12565516.
- catalog date "1834".
- catalog description "David Greene Haskins received his A.B. from Harvard College in 1837. According to family tradition and a label pinned to the garment, Haskins wore this 'toga' during the summer of his sophomore year, 1834-1835. At that time, Harvard's school year ended in August.".
- catalog description "The garment is referred to as a 'toga' in the 1936 correspondence relating to its donation to the Harvard University Archives, but the origin of use of this term to describe this garment is unknown. The garment resembles a loose-fitting, half-length dressing gown and matches the design of a "cloak dressing gown," the pattern for which was published in an 1838 sewing manual, The Workwoman's Guide / [by a lady]. (London : Simpkin, Marshall, 1838). Reprint: Guilford, Conn. : Opus Publications, [1987].".
- catalog description "This garment is a rare example of informal men's wear from the early 19th century.".
- catalog extent "1 garment :".
- catalog issued "1834".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog spatial "Massachusetts Cambridge.".
- catalog subject "Academic costume Massachusetts Cambridge.".
- catalog subject "Harvard University Students Clothing.".
- catalog subject "Haskins, David Greene, 1818-1896.".
- catalog title "David Greene Haskins' toga".
- catalog title "Harvard student's summer garment, ca. 1834-1835.".
- catalog title "Haskins' toga".
- catalog title "Toga (Harvard student's summer garment, ca. 1834-1835)".
- catalog type "Costume. aat".
- catalog type "Dressing gowns. aat".
- catalog type "Harvard objects. local".