Skip to main content
HCC Fashion Archive
Search using this query type:

Search only these record types:


Advanced Search (Items only)

  • Browse Items
  • Browse Collections
  • Browse Exhibits
  • Support
  • Contact Us
  • Stay connected
  • ← Previous Item
  • Next Item →

Portugal Multicolored Wool Festival Dance Costume

Title

Portugal Multicolored Wool Festival Dance Costume

Description

Donor note: Traditional Portuguese women's Festival Dance Costume. Red, black, and white striped wool full skirt with black hemline border hand embellished with multi-colored flowers; matching weskit with lacings. Red wool apron with multi-colored chenille embroidery. White cotton peasant blouse with blue hand embroidery. Black fringed head scarf with colorful paisley print. Ornately embroidered purse pocket with waistband tie.

Creator

Unknown designer

Date

1980-1989

Contributor

Gift from Kay King

Identifier

HCC_FA_2018_P2-240

Coverage

Portugal

Extent

Bodice - Bust: 36" Vest - Bust: 34" Skirt - Waist: 28"

Curator Notes

Excellent condition.

Textile

Wool, Wool Felt, and Cotton

Photographer

Shane Patrick Qureshi

Curator

HCC Fashion Dept. Curatorial Team

Accession Number

1987.46.1

Collection

Traditional Costume Collection

Tags

Black, Costume, Dance, Festival, Multicolored, Portugal, Red, Texas, Texas Collector, White, Wool

Citation

Unknown designer, “Portugal Multicolored Wool Festival Dance Costume,” HCC Fashion Archive, accessed January 30, 2023, https://hccfashion.omeka.net/items/show/420.

Output Formats

  • atom
  • dcmes-xml
  • json
  • omeka-xml

Social Bookmarking

© Houston Community College 2022. All rights reserved. Funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services through a grant to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Proudly powered by Omeka.