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Start Over Donor Paul Vitale Function 2.1 Daily Garb
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 16-20295, described as 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.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-21473, described as Tube skirt: Two panels hand and sewn together into a tube; plain weave; warp striped (orange, yellow, aqua, and black) and weft patterned ikan (black, white, and burgundy); orange weft in main area; broad center band of burgundy with green stripes in warp; ikat patterning is largely pale floral with diagonal spots in dark red; wavy broken patterns in purple area. L=118.5 x W=93cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-21484, described as Tube skirt: Two pieces handsewn together the joined to form tube; plain weave; dark red with warp white ikat open ovals, with red, dark green, or yellow central areas; one broad central panel of dark blue/purple weft, creating iridescent effect, with sinuous white, vine-like patterns and red, yellow, and green flower shapes; woven pin-strip and ikot borders on top and bottom edges. L=113cm x W=94cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 3-30245, described as RGM blue skirt circle (not gathered at the waist) with machine-made seams and 5 bands of embroidered multicolored flowers running around piece; material is slick.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-21482, described as Tube skirt: Two pieces sewn together horizontally then joined vertally to form a tube. Plain weave; dark olive green with floral wrap ikat pattern in orange, blue, white, dark blue, green, and magenta; darker olive green central band with larger, similar patterns; 2.5cm border of weft ikat in blue, blue/green, white, pink, blue-red, yellow, and white on selvage edges. L=113cm x W=96.5cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 2-72066, described as Skirt; 83 cm circum at waist, 117.5 cm. circum at bottom; 70.5 cm. l.; 32 horizontal alternating bands; pieced in multi colors geometric patterns w/ gold predominate.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-21474, described as Tube skirt: Two pieces seamed together horizontally and vertically; plain weave; red-brown and brown striped background with blue, black, and white outlined repeating squares; warp ikat yellow, blue, green, and white chevrons; 26cm wide blue front panel with ikat weft dyed white stripes. L=132cm x W=94cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-21489, described as Tube skirt; 2 woven pieces handsewn together horizontally, then seamed vertically to form a tube; plain weave; supplemental weft geometric design; blue-green background with plaid design with red and turquoise blue stripes; iridescent; central decorative panel of yellow, and red-purple stylized flower motifs border a center panel woven with alternating black and white "spool" shaped forms on either side of red and pale yellow geometric flower designs. Alternating black and white squares in blocks of 4 are placed within squares on one side of the central panel. L=129cm x W=97cm
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 16-20296, described as Skirt; 77 cm l, circum at hem 280 cm; bright pink closely-woven cloth sewn to undyed, ff-white twill band 18 cm and gathered into 2.5 cm waistband; 4 rows of machine stitching on 81 cm waistband. Ties attached to waistband; body of skirt decorated with two sets of horizontal stitched folds (two folds to each set.) Hem has 18 cm decorative panel; hand embroidered flowers, birds, and heart shapes. Tiny shreds of paper remain attached to embroidery stitches, suggesting use of paper pattern. Sawtooth hem faced with pink cotton cloth and decorative stitching at hem prevents fraying.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 16-20294, described as Skirt; 86 cm l. ;298 circumference at hem; 77 circumference at waistband; 4 pieces of purple-red (color uneven) wool plain hand woven brushed pieces , ca 72 cm w., hand sewn together ; sewn at top to band of 9.5 cm. pink commercial cotton gathered into machine-stitched waist band; 2 ties at waist; 7 cm at hem with multicolored embroidred flowers in couching stitch; backed with red and white gingham; hem cut in saw tooths and decoratively stitched to prevent fraying.

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