dress
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.17.6
- Description
- Dress, c.1967-1973. Orange acrylic 'linen look.' Floor length, sleeveless, small high collar. High waist with skirt pleated in back, decorative cord at waist.
The small high rolled collar has its opening at the centre back. Here it closes with a hook and eye, followed by a zipper that goes past the hips (and another hooks and eye at the waist). The bodice is princess cut in the front and un-shaped in the back. It is lined in pink acetate, as well as faced with acetate at the neck and armholes.
The bodice ends at a high waist, with a braided decoration in self fabric covered cording. The cording extends to either side back where its ends are concealed under a large box pleat on each side. The front of the skirt is a single A-line piece, and the back is done in two gores. The floor length hem has a stiff plastic binding that is sewn on the bottom edge but not the top.
- Object History
- Late 1960 or early 1970. Unknown wearer. Part of the Edith Fountain collection. Edward and Edith Fountain purchased a home in the Deer Lake area in 1951 at 6661 Russel Avenue, Burnaby. The house was also know as Moorcroft, and was purchased from the builder, Arthur Moore. Edward Fountain was the first City of Burnaby License Inspector in 1949, in 1952 he became the Personnel Director, when he retired in 1970 his position was Assistant Manager. Edward and Edith, who loved to dance, attended many social events, parties and balls due to Edward's positions within the City of Burnaby.
- Marks/Labels
- "Party Time FASHIONS (logo) / TORONTO", embroidered onto label on inside of dress
- Subjects
- Clothing
- Clothing - Outerwear
- Names
- Geosits, Barrie
- Fountain, Edith Ford
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