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Skirt3627/1 b

Gathered back skirt with plain panels on either side of gathered section. Skirt is black and only top edge of gathered section has decoration; orange border along waistband with zigzags underneath. Points of bottom zigzag are tipped with dots, triangles fill negative space between orange line and top zigzag; done in red, white, green, and yellow. Long dark brown ties threaded through top corners of gathered section. Plain panels on either side have angled bottom edges.

Culture
Czech
Material
dye and fibre
Made in
Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest3627/1 d

Blue vest with front opening; secured with six metal buttons towards the bottom edge. Entire vest is decorated white embroidered flowers, leaves, and vines. Collar and front opening are trimmed with a white band; embroidered pink, dark blue, and purple flowers with green leaves and yellow highlights throughout. White band is bordered with metallic thread stitched into a scallop design; metal rings underneath open weave. Buttons are metal with raised floral designs; painted pink, yellow, blue, silver, and gold. Three gatherings of fabric along bottom edge on centre back of vest. Interior is lined with plain cotton.

Culture
Czech
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, metal, dye and paint
Made in
Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Collar3627/1 f

Ruffled lace-like collar with embroidered neckband; secured at the back with large hook and eye closure. Band has a black border along the top edge with floral designs running through centre; trimmed with scallops. Main body of band is orange with alternating squares made up of geometric motifs; done in white, pink, yellow, dark green, black, red, and dark blue. Interior is lined.

Culture
Czech
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3627/3 a

Gathered front skirt with painted floral patterns across surface; ribbon ties at back, along waistband. Skirt has a white background with columns of large red flowers, surrounded by green leaves and smaller blue flowers, across surface; red berry vines connect each flower in the column. Waistband and bottom edge are bordered with blue bands; hem decorated with lace trim. Ribbon ties have a white background with floral and geometric patterns embroidered in light purple along length. Opening at back of skirt also trimmed with lace.

Culture
Czech
Material
cotton fibre, fibre and dye
Made in
Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3627/2

Cream-coloured matron's blouse with long, stiff-cap sleeves and front opening; secured with six buttons. Entire blouse is decorated with embroidered pink and red flowers, with white detailing throughout. Cuffs, bottom edge, and opening of blouse are trimmed with a wavy line of silver sequins. Bottom edge of main body of blouse is pleated and has light blue scallops along the bottom and top edges of the pleated band. Buttons are plastic; top is three-piece and pink, rest are gold with blue dots and semi-circle decorations. Blouse interior is unlined.

Culture
Czech
Material
silk fibre ?, fibre, plastic and dye
Made in
Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sleeve3627/1 e

Blouse-like sleeves with front opening, standing collar, and puffed sleeves; no closures along front opening. Garment is gathered at the collar and sleeves, creating ruffles throughout; more tightly gathered on sleeves than collar. Embroidered bands, consisting of floral and geometric designs, at top and bottom of sleeves; done in orange, white and light yellow. Rest of garment is undecorated. Top band has a light yellow background and is trimmed with diamond and checkered borders. Main design is made up of flowers, vertical lines, diamonds, and triangles in a zigzag, with abstract shapes throughout; done in white and orange. Bottom band has repeating flowers inside squares with geometric designs throughout. The top and bottom edges are trimmed with checkered borders; whole band done in white and orange. Sleeves have slits at the cuffs, secured shut with short ties, and are stiffened with folded brown paper along the interior; paper has orange triangular designs across it. Cuffs are trimmed with long pieces of lace-like material; open weave floral designs throughout lace. Garment is unlined.

Culture
Czech
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, paper and dye
Made in
Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3627/1 a

Gathered front skirt with wrap-around waistband; long ties on either side of band. Skirt is red with yellow stripes, trimmed with white ones, throughout; stripe pattern runs horizontally along waistband and vertically across main body. Embroidered flowers underneath and between stripe patterns; done in white with dark purple centres, and green leaves. Waistband is bordered with sequins along bottom and top left edges, and skirt is trimmed with white lace; lace has floral motifs surrounded by circles throughout. Additional lace band towards bottom edge of skirt, with pleats underneath. Waistband lined with cream fabric.

Culture
Czech
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, plastic and dye
Made in
Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sleeve3627/3 d

Blouse-like sleeves with front opening, large collar, and puff sleeves; no closures along front opening. Garment is gathered around collar and sleeves, creating ruffles throughout; most apparent across back and sleeves. Collar, sleeves and cuffs decorated with embroidered floral, curvilinear, and geometric designs; done in red, dark blue, orange, and white. Rest of garment is undecorated. Designs on collar done in rows, from top to bottom: alternating coloured "V"'s with flowers in negative space, alternating coloured flowers, alternating diamonds and parallelograms with dot and linear motifs throughout, alternating coloured flowers, and alternating coloured "V"'s with flowers in negative space. Bottom edge of collar has protruding triangles with large flowers; open weave in between components. Sleeves have slits at the cuffs, secured shut with short ties, and two wide, decorative bands. Top is same as diamond and parallelogram design. Bottom has squares connected with trapezoid-shaped lines; squares consist of flowers, triangles, and semi-circles. Cuffs are trimmed with red and dark blue thread; edges are scalloped. Garment is unlined.

Culture
Czech
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest3627/3 c

Small cream-coloured vest with front opening; secured with two hook and eye closures. Wide band of green velvet trims the neck and front openings, and front and side bottom edges; trim is bordered with wavy red ribbons. Trim along front opening is embroidered with floral and heart motifs; done in red, pink, dark blue, white, and orange. Overtop hook and eye closures are dark blue stripes with fringe, which are decorated with painted buttons and curvilinear embroidery. Vest has two flap pockets on either side; right is functional, left is decorative. Interior is lined with plain fabric.

Culture
Czech
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, plastic, metal, paint and dye
Made in
Moravia, Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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