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OVERSKIRT [3 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

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

French

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

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (General)
CONT

You will create and leave this class with your very own fitted muslin, fabric samples, slacks, bodice, sleeve and skirt foundations.

CONT

Day dress. This pattern is two pieces, a skirt made of a foundation skirt, pleated overskirt and the drape in the front and back forming a bustle.

Key term(s)
  • foundation skirt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
Key term(s)
  • fond de jupe

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-09-07

English

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

18th and 19th c's : broad flat trimmings decorating a gown round the neck and down the front of the bodice, and sometimes continued down the borders of an open overskirt to the hem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Costumes anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Vêtements pour dames
DEF

Riche bordure de tissu ou de fourrure qui pare les revers des vêtements, puis, plus spécifiquement, les devants de la robe à la française.

CONT

Au XVIIIe siècle, on appelait parement la longue bande, généralement ornée, qui bordait les devants de la robe à la française, étroite au corsage et s'élargissant le long du bas de robe.

Spanish

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