WAVES Uniform Components

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

WAVES Uniform Components

Entry/Object ID

NU 2024.179.1-4

Description

Three parts of a WAVES military uniform. The components consist of: a plain black cap, with four holes sewn around the edges; a plain black hood, with a wide base that covers the neck; a plain black skirt, with a pocket in the front and a pocket in the back; and a black silk tie.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

21-1/2

Textile Details

Material

Wool

Color

Black

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hood

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

22

Textile Details

Material

Wool

Color

Black

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Skirt

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Worsted Wool

Material

Wool

Color

Black

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Tie

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Silk

Color

Black

Made/Created

Date made

1942 - circa 1970

Time Period

20th Century

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Label

Location

On tag, sewn into hood

Transcription

HELEN WOODWARD

Language

English

Material/Technique

Embroidered

Type

Label

Location

On tag, inside of skirt

Transcription

DELTA UNIFORMS Division of Highway Outfitting Co., Inc. 3 E. 28th ST. NEW YORK CITY MFR. 6857 Mr. LCDR HELEN E. WOODWARD No. {unintelligible}. 100% Wool O.S. ___ L.S. 29. W. 26 S. 40-1/2. K__. B__

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Uniform, Military

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Uniform

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

192

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

191

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

297A

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

193

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Cap (NU 2024.179.1)

Diameter

5-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Measurement taken while lying flat.

Dimension Description

Hood (NU 2024.179.2)

Width

18 in

Length

17-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while lying flat.

Dimension Description

For skirt (NU 2024.179.3)

Length

30 in

Dimension Description

Tie (NU 2024.179.4)

Width

2-7/8 in

Length

36-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Helen E. Woodward

Notes

Owner/Donor

Person or Organization

Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service

Related Events

Event

World War II