Detail View: Historic Costume Collection: Historic Costume Collection
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Object Name:
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Ensemble
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Collection Title:
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Historic Costume Collection
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Donor:
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Barbara Long
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Location.Repository:
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Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Location.City:
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Lincoln, Nebraska (USA)
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Photo Credit:
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Orville Friesen
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Decade:
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1990s
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Date Photographed:
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2011
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Category:
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Clothing
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Class:
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Main
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Subclass:
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Ensemble
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User/Wearer:
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Women's
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Label:
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Julie and Leonarde
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General Comments:
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The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Omaha, Nebraska. The Ak-Sar-Ben Coronation and Scholarship Ball was established in 1895 to recognize individuals in the region for their civic endeavors. The annual Ball raises money for the Ak-Sar-Ben Scholarship Fund. (See http://www.aksarben.org/coronation-ball)
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Provenance:
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Gown worn at the annual Ak-Sar-Ben Coronation and Scholarship Ball.
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Copyright Information:
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http://contentdm.unl.edu/archt_copyright.html
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Object Description:
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Two piece Ak-Sar-Ben evening ensemble. Sheer brown wrap jacket/blouse with fitted waist and large portrait collar worn over nude camisole. Extremely voluminous sleeve pleated into cuff. Floor length, full iridescent gold/amber skirt of slub silk (dupioni?). Pleated waist. Skirt has net between skirt and lining to increase fullness. Outfit includes necklace of large artificial pearls. [For Ak-Sar-Ben see General Comments]
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Description of View:
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Overall view of front of ensemble
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Primary Color:
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Brown and Gold/Amber
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Fabric Structure:
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Skirt: silk slub yarn weave. Sheer jacket: silk organza (?)
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Garment Components:
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Skirt; Jacket; Camisole; Necklace
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Skirt:
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Floor length
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Garment Size:
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4
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Accession Number:
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UNL Historic Costume Collection 1997.012.001
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Subject:
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Costume (mode of fashion) ;Clothing ;Ensembles (costume) ;Skirts (garments) ;Jackets (garments)
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Collection Information:
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Digital collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
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Image Publisher:
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University of Nebraska--Lincoln
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Image Date:
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2013
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Filesize:
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1826515 Bytes
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Filename:
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1909.jpg
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MIMEtype:
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image/jpeg
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Imagesize:
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2848 x 4256
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