Walking Skirt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Walking Skirt

Entry/Object ID

NU 2024.162

Description

A long, olive-colored walking skirt. There are darker olive vertical stripes throughout the skirt. The skirt opens at the side, and closes with two hook-and-eye clasps.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Skirt

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Cotton, Boiled Wool

Material

Fabric

Color

Olive

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1910

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Skirt

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Length

40-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while lying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Rebecca Maria Baila née Bogni

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Rebecca Yates

Owner/Agent

Rebecca Lucille Yates née Baine

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

2003

Exhibition

The Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories - Phase 3

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

This note was attached to skirt: "brought from Italy by Rebecca Bogni Baila - part of trousseau"