Name/Title

Skirt

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.1

Description

Box pleated skirt. Outside of pleats are black while inverse pleats are horizontally striped in gold, yellow, pink and green. Skirt has broad waistband with two hook fasteners at left waist. Skirt is approximately calf-length.

Use

Hand-woven by the donor's maternal grandmother, Dorothy Faulkner Smith, who immigrated to Vancouver along with her husband from England in 1914.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Baker, Katherine Nancy

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Wool

Color

Black, Gold, Yellow, Pink, Green

Notes

Hand-woven

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Dorothy Faulkner Smith

Date made

circa 1958 - 1963

Place

City

Vancouver

State/Province

British Columbia

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Length: 73cm Width (w): 36cm