Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1971.078.015 |
Object Name |
Skirt |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Year Range from |
1890 |
Year Range to |
1915 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Long, white, heavy cotton (washtub?) skirt made up of many vertical pieces sewn together to flare outward at the bottom. Three horizontal 4.1cm wide bands run around the bottom quarter of the skirt (6 cm up from hem) and stop 11cm short of each other on one side. All of the bands have pointed ends. Skirt closes on the same side the pointed details are on via seven metal dome fasteners and one metal hook and eye closure at the waistband. |
Provenance |
Maker unknown. Probably belonged to Florence Bishop (neé Early (Earley)) who married Allan K. Bishop in 1888. Last owned by their daughter, Jean Bishop, of Owen Sound, Grey County. She and her sister, Helen Bishop, continued to live in their family's home later on in their lives. |
Collection |
Textiles, 20th-c Clothing Collection, Women's |
Material |
Cotton/Thread/Metal |
Dimensions |
L-94.5 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Bishop, Allan Kilbourn Bishop, Florence Bishop, Jean Bishop, Helen Kilbourn |
Function |
This skirt likely dates to the early 20th-century. Tub dresses or washtub skirts were durable garments that were more hardy for laundering. White skirts also became popular for wear among young women. Older women who had been raised in the Victorian era tended to wear darker skirts. |