Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2017.045.162 |
Object Name |
Dress |
Title |
Girl's Red & Black Pleated Skirt (Late 1930s) |
Year Range from |
1935 |
Year Range to |
1940 |
Made |
McKay (née Beattie), Olive |
Place of Origin |
Leith, Municipality of Meaford, Grey County |
Description |
Young girl's pleated red and black plaid-skirted dress. It originally had a matching jacket (now gone). The upper part of this garment was added to as the wearer grew. Ridged cotton pique fabric also was used to extend the shoulder straps. The skirt hem was intentionally deep, in case it had to be let down. |
Provenance |
Likely made by Olive McKay around 1935. Worn in the late 1930s by her daughter, Donna McKay. The alterations were also likely done by Olive McKay. |
Collection |
Textiles, 20th-c Clothing Collection, Child, Female |
Material |
Wool/Cotton/Thread |
Dimensions |
L-79 D-2.5 cm |
Found |
Jackson, Township of Georgian Bluffs, Grey County |
People |
McKay, Olive McKay-Mills, Donna |
Subjects |
Clothing & dress Girls |
Search Terms |
Leith (Village and area of) Great Depression |
Function |
A day dress worn by a female child (perhaps for school wear?). It originally had a jacket with it. The top side was not meant to be seen. It was made during the Great Depression, when families were thrifty with their clothing and altered items for children to wear. This dress was extended over time to make it longer. |