Ensemble

Clothing/Dress/Costume

The BC Society for the Museum of Original Costume (SMOC)

Name/Title

Ensemble

Entry/Object ID

1998.12.3

Description

Part A) Blue knit sweater. High scoop neckline. Three-quarter length bishop sleeves. No seams; sleeves and body worked as one piece. Broad cabling down center front and back. Decorated with strategic holes in fabric and diagonal white diamond pattern embroidered onto garment. Ribbed edges. Yellow discolouration on front cabling. Part B) Blue knit skirt. Mid-calf length and flared. Ribbed waist. Thin box pleats decorated with strategic holes in fabric and embroidered with white diamond pattern. Shiny jersey knit petticoat. Three long loops inside waistband, possibly to hang skirt on a hanger. Some embroidered threads loose.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Charkow, Abe & Eloise

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Viscose, Acrylic, Nylon

Color

Blue, White

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Carella

Date made

circa 1970 - 1979

Place

Country

Italy

Region

Southwestern Europe

Label/Inscription/Signature

Transcription

Sweater Carella / MADE IN ITALY Skirt 55% VISCOSA / VISCOSE / VISKOSE / VISKOSE 34% ACRILICO / ACRYLIQUE / POLYACRYL / ACRYLIC 11% POLIAMMIDE / POLYAMIDE / POLYAMID / NYLON Carella / MADE IN ITALY I 52 / USA 18 / D NL 48 / F 50 / GB 20 / MADE IN ITALY

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Sweater Length: 62cm Width (w): 49cm Skirt Length: 77.5cm Width (w): 39cm