Kilt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Kilt

Entry/Object ID

2009.41.1b

Description

Green, blue, and yellow plaid wool kilt. The kilt wraps around and has a straight front and pleated back. Once wrapped, the kilt secures with 3.5-inch wool tabs that attach to buckles, as well as a 4-inch safety pin on the right opening. There are non-structural buttons around the waist. The interior of the waistline is partially faced with blue-and-white striped cotton fabric. There a maker's label for J. D. Mackay sewn into the left hem.

Context

Owned by Frank Chalmers, Jr. of Barre, Vermont, and later John L. Black, Jr. of Barre, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

2009.41

Source or Donor

Black, Dorothy

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Skirt

Clothing Sex

Male

Made/Created

Manufacturer

J. D. Mackay

Date made

circa 1920

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Kilt

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Skirt

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

53 in

Length

22 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Black, John L. (1934-2008)

Person or Organization

Chalmers, Francis, Jr. (1893-1985)

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America