MVC-0186 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Object count:
1
Description:
Skirt; 81 cm l. four red-pink wool panels hand stitched together (each 72 cm w.) at selvedges; gathered at top into 3 cm. white cotton machine stitched to 6.5 cm green and white striped waistband; 11 cm opening at waist; 2 white ties 70 and 73cm. at waist. 7 cm lower border on skirt of same material as skirt, defined by a row of blue stitching with embroidery(machine?) with motif of flowers and hearts; saw toothed border backed by blue and white plaid cotton material stitched at the 7 cm. lower border.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Verbatim coll. place:
South America;Ecuador; Cuenca
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1965
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Wool (textile), and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Skirts (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
woman’s garment
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
width 72 centimeters and length 80 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: the garment is coming apart at the waist: the white cotton that is stitched to hold the gathers has separated into 2 pieces, one 18 cm. l and one 5.5 cm l; yellow commercial thread used to machine stitch the elements of the waistband is fraying badly