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woman's suit
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact6270
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.20.1
- Description
- Woman's suit, c.1917. Black silk brocade with a large collar decoration of ivory wool with black lace. Long sleeves with wool and lace cuffs, ankle length skirt. The neckline of the jacket has a large flat triangular ivory wool collar with black floral lace applique. On the back bodice there is an overlapping extension of the collar in a large square shape. The jacket opens in centre front with five self fabric buttons, ending slightly below the natural waistline. A belt that starts at the natural waistline, between the last two buttons, from the side front seams and continuing around the back. It is tacked to the jacket in several places. The sleeves are long with ivory wool cuffs that reach up to a point on the outside, and a black floral lace applique. The jacket is constructed so as to flare out from the waist. At each side front, there are two panels with a godet in between them. There are four back panels, with a godet on either side of the two centre back panels. There are also two godets at each side seam. There was originally off-white silk brocade, but it was replaced with silk charmeuse in restoration as the original lining was disintegrating. On the inside edge of the front closure, there is a facing under the buttons that continues around the back of the neckline in a thin strip. The shoulder seams are also set further into the back of the jacket. The skirt is made of seven gores, unlined. The front is somewhat gathered. The waistband has a grosgrain ribbon, and closes in the back with two hooks and eyes. the rest of the opening closes with six snaps. The hem extends to the ankles, and the seams are finished by pinking.
- Object History
- The suit belonged to the mother-in-law of a friend of the donor, named Dougan from Montana. It went to California from there, then British Columbia.
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woman's suit
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact18102
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV978.48.18
- Description
- Woman's suit, c.1897-1902. White cotton with brown polka dots, in french serge. Open long sleeved jacket and long flared floor length skirt. The jacket neckline has a low collar, that extends into revers, in a V neck shape down to the waistline. It is edged in a lace ruffle, as are the cuffs on the long sleeves. The sleeves have some pleats at the cap to give them a leg o' mutton puff, and a small opening at the cuff seam. The bodice is formed with a panel for each side front and one piece for the back. There is a small section of a gathered drawstring at the centre back near the bottom. The skirt closes with three visible celluloid buttons at the centre back, and flares out at the bottom with five gores. The seams on the jacket and skirt are left unfinished where selvedges are not used.
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woman's suit
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact19419
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV977.37.71
- Description
- Suit jacket and skirt, woman's, navy wool; c.1910 - 1915
- Object History
- From the family home of Thomas Seaborn McNair and Mary Vida (nee McMillan) McNair who lived on West 33rd Avenue in Vancouver. Thomas McNair ran Edwards, McNair and Russell, an established estate agent business.
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Woman's suit
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact32163
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.90.3
- Description
- Woman's suit, c.1892. White linen with hand worked embroidery. High collar, long full sleeves, flared floor length skirt, puffed bodice front, long ties in bodice back. The high collar has point de gaze lace edging, and is covered in hand worked floral embroidery. Down the centre front of the bodice there are four tiny pin tucks. There is more floral embroidery on either side front, and a large tuck on either side of that covering the shoulder seams and angling slightly towards centre front. The tucks continue down the bodice back on the same way. On the top back of the bodice there are seven more tiny pin tucks on either side. Down the centre back there is an opening with five white pearl buttons. At the bodice back bottom there is some gathering covered with a long tie on each side. These may have been used to tie around the front, which would otherwise hang open around the waist. The sleeves have some volume, although they lack the large leg o' mutton cap. They are gathered at the cuff, which has a band of floral embroidery and is edged in point de gaze lace. The separate skirt has a grosgrain waistband and opens down the centre back with four snaps and a hook and eye at the top. There are five gores, with floral embroidery down the centre front. The dress is unlined, and the seams are finished with a whip-stitch.
- Object History
- This suit was worn by Bertha May Shaw in 1892, likely in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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woman's suit
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact32291
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.107.3
- Description
- Brown women's suit circa 1900. The fabric of the dress has a faint tone on tone striped pattern. There is a lace insert at the neck of the bodice with a floral applique. The bodice has a hook and eye closure hidden down the front. There is whale bone in the bodice to hold the structure of the garment. The skirt has two wide "tucks" around the hem.
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Woman's suit
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact45531
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6055.1
- Description
- Woman's suit, c.1920. Copper coloured cotton twill with blue silk crepe chiffon. Long sleeved cardigan, a-line calf length skirt, blue buttons and blue embroidery. The suit consists of a cardigan style jacket with a false shirt panel, and a skirt. The cardigan has a collar that extends to its hem past the hips. Here there is a round weight on each side to help the jacket hold its shape. Halfway down the jacket, on each side of the 'collar' there are two sets of four chiffon covered buttons. Under the collar, it is lined with blue chiffon. The back of the jacket has four small pleats secured with some tacks. There is a belt loop on either side of the waist, but no belt currently. The sleeves are also lined with blue chiffon in the cuffs, and hand embroidered on the outside in an abstract pattern with blue floss. There is also embroidery in lines down the centre front panel that joins each side of the cardigan. It closes with snaps on the left side, and is lined with white silk striped with blue. The skirt has an grosgrain waistband that closes with three hooks and eyes, and three snaps in the closure below. There are two slightly flared panels, one in front and one in the back. The whole waist is gathered, the back more so. The front has a large abstract blue embroidery motif. The skirt extends to calf length. Seams are finished with pinking, and huge seam allowances.
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