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CARACO [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

caraco: an item in the "Clothing" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

caraco : objet de la classe «Vêtements» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Women's Clothing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements pour dames
DEF

Corsage à manches longues ou courtes, boutonné ou non devant, dont la forme rappelle celle du surplis. Il est généralement fait de cotonnade de couleur, unie ou à motifs.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Period Costumes (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A short coat with three-quarter length sleeves, loose at the waist.

OBS

Worn by Irish women in the 1820s.

Key term(s)
  • jacket bodice

French

Domaine(s)
  • Costumes anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

(...) essentiellement une robe à la française coupée à la hauteur des hanches et formant une sorte de petite veste d'allure paysanne.

CONT

Vers 1768 apparaît le caraco emprunté à un costume provincial.

Spanish

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