Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

2007.2.105

Description

Part A) Black satin and white floral wool skirt. Apron-like in appearance. White and black machine-embroidered band at waist that fastens at rear with hook closing. Top of skirt is composed of white woven wool printed with pink, blue and green flowers, shirred at waistband. Rest of skirt is black satin. About calf-length. Part B) White floral wool tabard-style shirt. Sleeveless, with hook closure at left shoulder. Pale blue satin edging at neckline. Rib-length. Two cotton ribbons at back bottom hem. Part C) Black silk jacket. Square neckline in front and back, edged with white and black machine-embroidered band. Elbow-length sleeves. Shaped bodice and two vents at front bottom hem. Hook closures down back.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

University of British Columbia

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Satin

Material

Silk, Wool

Color

Black, White, Pink, Blue, Green

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Netherlands

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Skirt Length: 81cm Width (w): 36cm Shirt Length: 31cm Width (b): 34cm Jacket Length: 53cm Width (b): 46cm