Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

2011.57.1-2

Description

A white day dress, consisting of two parts: a skirt and a top. The skirt is long, with decorative embroidery throughout; the embroidery is floral near the top, transitions to boxy and floral in the center, and boxy with leaves near the bottom. There is also eyelet detailing along the hem. The skirt opens in the back, and closes with one silver hook-and-eye clasp at the top. The top is also white, and features the decorative embroidery. The boxy and leaf pattern is concentrated on the chest, shoulders, and upper back, while the boxy floral pattern is on the sleeves, and the floral pattern is on the main body of the top. There is also eyelet detailing at the sleeve hems and along the neckline. There does not appear to be any closing mechanisms on the top.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress, Skirt, Blouse

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Batiste

Material

Fabric

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Time Period

19th Century, 20th Century

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Inscription

Location

Interior waistline of the skirt

Transcription

DORA RANKIN

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen, Ink

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Blouse

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Skirt

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shirt

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

40

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Skirt

Length

39-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while lying flat.

Dimension Description

Blouse

Width

42 in

Length

20 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while lying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dora Rankin

Notes

Owner/Donor

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Dora Rankin

Owner/Agent

Dora Rankin

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Mar 20, 1967

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Items were previously numbered 2011.57A and 2011.57B, but were changed to bring them more in line with the standard numbering conventions.