Printed and Plain Cotton Skirts, The Mountain Whippoorwill (set of sixteen)

Costume

Identifier
C-456_1-16
Date:
1930 – 1969
Description:
Sixteen printed and plain cotton skirts. These skirts appear to have been worn in The Mountain Whippoorwill

Item Details:
The skirts are all mid length and are slightly gathered at the waist. Many have no method of closure. Some contain cotton squares with the wearers name and measurements. In most cases the measurements have faded. The skirts would have been worn with blouses C-455_1-18 and neckerchiefs C-457_1-18.

C-456_1 A skirt made from pink, green, and grey cotton plaid, with a blue waistband.  A label reads Ruth Rose, and Kit Hulit (Kathleen Hulit, 1964 cast). Height: 5', waist: 22", bust: 33".
C-456_2 A skirt made from heavy brown cotton.
C-456_3 A skirt made a dark burgundy/pink cotton with yellow, black, and purple fine stripes. A label reads Anne Hoban (1964 cast).
C-456_4 A skirt made from dark brown cotton with red, green, blue, and cream stripes.
C-456_5 A skirt made from brown cotton toweling. A label reads Joy Keating.
C-456_6 A skirt made from brown cotton toweling. A label reads Jeah Knapp.
C-456_7 A skirt made from purple cotton sateen.
C-456_8 A skirt made from black cotton with a rust brown and cream patterned waist band and hem. A label reads Estelle Nadel.
C-456_9 A skirt made from dark blue cotton with red and yellow faint stripes. A label reads Rebecca Harris, height: 5'1", waist: 27", bust: 33".
C-456_10 A skirt made from pale green cotton with a self stripe. A label reads Dixie Fiske, height: 5' 5 1/2", waist: 25", bust: 36".
C-456_11 A skirt made from pale green cotton with a self stripe. A label reads (1964) Marilyn Pashkowsky (1964 cast).
C-456_12 A skirt made from navy blue cotton with a border of grey cotton with a pink and brown floral pattern. A label reads Suzanne White.
C-456_13 A skirt made from dark blue cotton. A label reads Shirley Traver.
C-456_14 A skirt made from dark blue cotton. A label reads Faith.
C-456_15 A skirt made from dark blue cotton. A label reads Helaine Moses.
C-456_16 A skirt made from dark blue cotton. 
Extent:
16
Medium:
Cotton