Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

JAPANESE FIELD CLOTHING

Date Range From

1982

Date Range To

1992

Materials

PAPER, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

8

Height

2.5

Length

27.7

Width

21.1

Description

1. COVER. 2 PIECE. OUTER COVER IS A CLEAR PLASTIC ENVELOPE, WITH A FLAP ON ONE END THAT FOLDS OVER OPPOSITE SIDE. INSIDE THIS IS A SINGLE PIECE OF PAPER FOLDED SO THAT IT PROVIDES A FRONT AND BACK COVER. FRONT OF COVER HAS A PINK BORDER WITH SMALL WHITE FLOWERS. IN THE CENTER IS A BLACK AND WHITE IMAGE OF TWO ORIENTAL WOMEN INFA FIELD. ONE IS HOLDING A BROOM, THE OTHER A BUCKET. JUST BELOW THEM READS "JAPANESE FIELD CLOTHING", AND ABOVE THEM READS "FOLKWEAR". ON SIDE OF FRONT READS "112". ON BACK OF COVER IS INFO. ON PATTERNS, MATERIALS NEEDED, DIAGRAMS OF CLOTHING, AND SIZING CHARTS. AT TOP READS "FOLKWEAR G ADJUSTS TO FIT ALL SIZES PATTERNS AND SEWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR 3 GARMENTS". BOTTOM OF BACK COVER READS "FOLKWEAR, INC., 1982 BOX 3798, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94912 PRINTED IN U.S.A.". 2. PATTERN. 2 PIECE. CONSISTS OF 2 LARGE SHEETS OF WHITE PAPER WITH BLACK PRINT. PATTERNS ARE NOT CUT OUT. THERE ARE CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS ON SHEETS FOR SPECIFIC PIECES OF PATTERN. EACH PIECE IS IDENTIFIED BY A LETTER, A NAME (EG. "WOMAN'S HIPPARI SLEEVE"), AND A LOGO. LOGO CONSISTS OF THE OUTLINE OF A RECTANGLE, WITHIN WHICH IS THE IMAGE OF A JACKET, WITH ONE ARM EXTENDED, UNDER WHICH READS "112 FOLKWEAR". 3. INSTRUCTIONS. 4 PIECE. THERE ARE THREE SEPARATE SHEETS OF INSTRUCTION FOR SEWING CLOTHING. EACH OF THESE IS FOLDED IN HALF VERTICALLY AND THEN AGAIN HORIZONTALLY. THE TOP, FRONT OF EACH OF THESE HAS SAME LOGO AS ABOVE AND READS "JAPANESE FIELD CLOTHING". THESE SHEETS ARE NUMBERED FROM "PAGE 1" TO "PAGE 6" (TWO "PAGES" PER SHEET). THERE IS BLACK PRINT ON ALL SIDES OF THESE. A SEPARATE SHEET, SMALLER THAN ABOVE, IS FOLDED IN HALF HORIZONTALLY. IT HAS BLACK PRINT ON ONLY ONE SIDE. AT TOP OF SHEET READS "112" "INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRADITIONAL TIES FOR FIELD CLOTHING". AT BOTTOM READS "FOLKWEAR 1977".

Subjects

TEXTILEWORKING T&E

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

DONOR IS A HIGH SCHOOL PHYS. ED. TEACHER. SHE DID DRAMA IN SCHOOLS AND LOCAL THEATRE, AND ENTIRE COLLECTION WAS GIVEN TO HER BY LOCAL PEOPLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DONOR GAIL HOLLAND’S ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND GENERAL USE OF HER 1999-DONATED COLLECTION PLEASE REFER TO RECORD P19990053001. ***UPDATE: ARTIFACT INSIGHT BELOW SUBMITTED BY DONOR AND COLLECTIONS VOLUNTEER GAIL HOLLAND ON 19 APRIL 2011. “PATTERN USED ON A DESIGN BASIS FOR COSTUMING IN PLAYGOER’S PRODUCTION OF “TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON” IN 1988. THE PATTERN WAS FELT TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF GARMENTS WORN IN OCCUPIED OKINAWA IN THE WAR YEARS.”

Catalogue Number

P19990053033

Acquisition Date

2000-12

Collection

Museum

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