Child's Cowgirl Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2021.29.8

Description

Part A) Child's white satin western yoke shirt with blue piping. Folded collar with tapered points. Straight wrist-length sleeves with three snap closures at the wrists. Each wrist has three decorative blue buttons and an inverted V-shaped "shotgun cuff" trimmed with light blue piping. Shirt yoke has two V-shaped points at the front and one V-shaped point at the back, all trimmed in blue. Snap closure placket down center front of shirt. Decorative buttons on outside of placket. Part B) Child's blue felt wrap skirt with white fringe along outside hems. Skirt is about knee-length and A-line. Wraps from left to right. Two snap fasteners inside waistband and two hook and eye closures at right waist on outside. Part C) Child's blue felt vest. About rib-height. Decorative rectangular patch pocket at left and right front of vest, trimmed with a white fringe. No closures. Part D & E) Pair of blue felt wrist cuffs. Tapered tube-shaped, with two snap fasteners inside at wrist opening. Four decorative buttons with a horseshoe and star motif. Flat hem of cuffs are trimmed with a white fringe.

Use

Worn as part of a troupe dance performance.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Museum of Vancouver

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Satin, Felt

Material

Rayon, Metal

Color

Blue, White

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Shirt Length: 58cm Width (b): 34cm Vest Length: 28cm Width (b): 34cm Skirt Length: 52cm Width (w): 28cm Cuffs Length: 16cm Width: 19cm