Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.227.1-2

Description

A blue dress, consisting of two parts: a skirt and a bodice. The skirt is long, and solid blue, with a white waistband. There are three tiers of ruffles along the back of the skirt, which opens in the back, and closes with two hook-and-eye clasp at the top. The bodice is blue, with white lace trim along the edge of the collar and along the bottom back hem. Both sleeves have two ruffles at the ends, with a blue ribbon in between the ruffles. There is also a blue bow on the lower back of the jacket. The bodice opens in the middle of the front, and closes with seven circular blue fabric buttons. There is some boning inside the bodice as well.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress, Skirt, Bodice

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Satin, Lace

Material

Fabric

Color

Blue, White

Made/Created

Date made

1880 - 1889

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Skirt

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jacket

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Length

48-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

For the skirt; measurements taken while lying flat.

Width

43-1/2 in

Length

28 in

Dimension Notes

For the jacket; measurements taken while lying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Note found with box states: - dropped off at museum 9/99 "abandoned" - was worn lately as a costume - got ripped - donor unknown