Female Dickeys

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Female Dickeys

Entry/Object ID

2011.588.1-2

Description

Two triangular, black beaded dickeys, with large triangle beads on beaded fringe throughout. There is also beaded fringe along all sides of the dickeys, with more fringe along the bottom.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Collar, Vest

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Beads

Color

Black

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1943

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

Date is unknown for these specific dickeys, but dickeys in general made the transition from menswear to womenswear around 1943.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dickey

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

577A

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

577B

Dimensions

Width

21 in

Length

12 in

Dimension Notes

For 2011.588.1 - measurements taken while laying flat.

Width

16-1/2 in

Length

12-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

For 2011.588.2 - measurements taken while laying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good