Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.271

Description

A long, beige short sleeved silk dress. There is a pink, green, and white floral print throughout the dress. The waistband of the dress has a band of ruching, with a small ruffle at the top. The end of both sleeves also have a ruffle. The dress opens up in the back, and closes with silver 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

Silk

Color

Beige, Pink, Green, Yellow, Silver

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

It is difficult to date this dress, as the waist and sleeve elements indicated completely different time periods.

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

361

Dimensions

Width

25-1/2 in

Length

48-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while lying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good