Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID # |
1977.064.189 |
Object Name |
Skirt |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Date |
c.1890 |
Year Range from |
1880 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Owen Sound, Grey County? |
Description |
One woman's ivory-coloured floral voile skirt. Floral design is green and orange. The underskirt (lining) is of light green linen. It waistline looks to have been altered (enlarged), with darker green pieces added. The opening at the back (or side) has two hook and eye closures. |
Provenance |
Provenance unknown. Likely belonged to one of the Spragge sisters (Marjorie or Doris) of Owen Sound, Grey County. Found amongst their estate items. Their family lived on 3rd Avenue East, Owen Sound, Grey County. Their father was an Owen Sound grocer. |
Collection |
Textiles, 19th-c Clothing Collection, Women's |
Material |
Voile/Linen/Metal/Thread |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Spragge, May Spragge, Marjorie Spragge, J. C. |