Pants

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Pants

Entry/Object ID

2001.11.1d

Description

Purple satin pants with white elastic waistband and 12-inch side zipper. The pants are unlined, and the seam allowances are pinked. The side opening secures above the zipper with a hook and eye.

Context

Worn by Roy Nicholson during the 1969 UVM Kake Walk, an annual fundraising performance in which fraternities performed in black face. Roy and his partner were the only performers to wear no makeup that year.

Acquisition

Accession

2001.11

Source or Donor

Nicholson, Roy

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Pants

Clothing Sex

Male

Size

Made/Created

Date made

1969

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Costume, Dance

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pants

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Costume, Performance

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Class

Public Entertainment Devices

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

16-1/2 in

Length

44-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

University of Vermont

Person or Organization

Nicholson, Roy

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Kake Walk