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Start Over Object class Main garments for the lower body Materials Wool (textile)
Hearst Museum object titled Dress: bodice and skirt with parts, accession number 7-7289a-f, described as c.1905? a) bodice - "Pitt, Piccadilly W." on waistband center back. Light tan wool flannel. Fastens down center front. Decorated profusely with ecru colored lace edging and embroidered net lace. Bands of finely tucked ecru colored taffeta decorate front and back shoulder line. Used as tiny panels on lower front and create portion sleeves. High neck and decorative neckline trimmed with grey velveteen ribbon and series of crepe du chine covered buttons that match garment color, decorate bodice front and neckline. Silk taffeta waistband dips to small point in front, is above natural waist in back, appliqued embroidered net medallion center back. Bodice front has tree decorative tuckings on either side and five decorative tuckings in back from arms to waist. Sleeves removed. Cream colored silk taffeta, shattering.Three hooks center back to attach skirt shoulder to waist 19", 13.5" neck b) Skirt is plain, same flannel, unlined. Three bands of machine stitching where hem is turned up, about 2.5" from bottom hem. Very soiled. Three thread covered eyes on outside of waistband to connect to hooks in bodice. 3-4 small holes from insect damage. Hem to waist front 37", hem to waist back 45.5" C-F.)Top of sleeve full decorated with two lozenge insertions of embroidered net and one small rectangle of embroidered net in between. Lower sleeve made of tucked taffeta has insertion of embroidered net running around hem and to edge where it would have been originally joined to flannel portion. Bottom hem in finished with grey velveteen ribbon.
Hearst Museum object titled Pants, accession number 3-22501, described as Man's costume: pants, embroidered birds and geometric figures. Wool thread embroidery on purchased muslin.
Hearst Museum object titled Pants, accession number 3-117, described as Man’s over pants; heavy brown wool twill, fulled; tab closures navy wool twill; stitched with a 2-ply stiff twine; front closure down legs, but buttons never all sewed on or button holes cut; approximately 68 cm long
Hearst Museum object titled Pants, accession number 7-5352, described as man's; wool, natural dark color; striped brown and white cord tie for waist; length 84 centimeters
Hearst Museum object titled Pants, accession number 3-7, described as Pantaloon of Martoom; black wool with multicolored embroidery; silver balls and eyes for front closure down legs; 3-7 faced with red silk-like fabric, approximately 96 cm long, inseam 51 cm long, silver ornaments REMARKS: "The cut is ancient ornamentation. Spanish type
Hearst Museum object titled Pants, accession number 16-8542, described as Man’s wool knee breeches, black with green triangular full bottom additions at bottom of breeches
Hearst Museum object titled Pants, accession number 3-28167, described as [ cat card DESCRIPTION: Men's trousers Materials: Cotton, wool Technique: Plain weave, embroidered, jaspe stripes Colors: White ground varicolored designs Dimensions: 38 1/2 x 23" Remarks: Bird, geometric designs ]
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-15418, described as Wrap skirt; wool, cotton, silk; sewing, embroidery. ribbon binding; kelly green ground, red, multicolor; 51 1/2 inch waistline, 34 1/2 inch long, center front; wrap skirt of kelly green wool in 2 pieces on a red cotton waistline band. Vertical and bottom borders of embroidered strips, ribbon, bindings, and multicolor embroidery of ocean, phoenix and dragon and green wool.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 11-42247, described as skirt of strips of New Zealand flax ('Phormium tenax'), treated so that alternate sections of each strip are flexible; sewn into a band of woven wool with orange, brown and black geometric patterns; wool tassel of same; 80 cm. l.; 96 cm. w. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.
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.

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