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1971 Screen Worn Cardigan Sweater Mister Fred Rogers Neighborhood
$ 46094.4
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Description
A Fred Rogers Sweater from "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," Circa 1971.PBS Television, 1968-2001. Teal blue wool, v-neck, five silver-colored 'crest' buttons, handstitched label inside has a blue ballpoint ink handwritten annotation reading
"3;"
worn by the host of the show and then gifted to Audrey Roth, the cast member who portrayed "Miss Paulificate" for many years; included with a letter from Roth's daughter which reads in part
"My mother brought this sweater home after a day of taping / in the studios of WQED Pittsburgh.../not many 'button' sweater survive. The cable-knit zipper / sweaters made by Fred's mother are probably the most familiar;"
also included are five of Roth's scripts from a full week of 1990s episodes titled "Dressing Up" and a small black and white publicity photograph of her. This all comes in the original envelope. The sweater has pilling due to age.
Script pages: 11" x 8 1/2"