Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

2011.54.2

Description

A beige colored sleeveless dress, with elaborate beading throughout. The majority of the beads are white in vertical lines, but the white beads are in a geometric pattern around the waist and on the chest, with larger white beads and rhinestones interspersed in the pattern. The dress opens on the right side, and closes with metal hook-and-eye clasps.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Beads

Color

Beige, White

Made/Created

Date made

1919

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

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

30A

Number Type

Old Accession Number

Other Number

20

Dimensions

Length

51-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while lying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jeanne Partridge

Notes

Wore dress to the ball celebrating the Treaty of Versailles

Related Events

Event

Treaty of Versailles

Related Entries

Notes

Goes with 2011.54.1

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Jeanne Partridge

Owner/Agent

Jeanne Partridge

Acquisition Method

Gift

Exhibition

The Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories - Phase 2