Dress Item Number: 1044/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Sleeveless dress with blue bodice and black skirt. The bodice has a v-neckline edged with floral trim. There is a black velvet band at the waist with metal hook and eye closures. The skirt is gathered in the back, plain in front. The upper inner lining is printed cotton with a stripe and floral pattern.
Narrative
A dress this colour would be worn by younger women; older women wore black. The dress was made by the donor to be worn with other items in the 1044 acquisition, which were purchased at a shop in the village. She says that in 1958, when she spent a holiday in the village, this costume would have been worn regularly on Sundays. See photographs in UBC museum archives.
Item History
- Made in La Sage, Switzerland
- Collected during 1957
- Owned by Olga Volkoff before March 19, 1985
- Received from Olga Volkoff (Donor) on March 19, 1985
What
- Name
- Dress
- Identification Number
- 1044/5
- Type of Item
- dress
- Material
- cotton fibre, wool fibre, synthetic fibre ?, rayon fibre, metal and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and sewn
- Overall
- height 124.0 cm, width 39.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Swiss
- Previous Owner
- Olga Volkoff
- Received from
- Olga Volkoff (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- La Sage, Switzerland
When
- Collection Date
- during 1957
- Ownership Date
- before March 19, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on March 19, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1044/0005