Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

PETTIPANTS

Date Range From

1975

Date Range To

1985

Materials

POLYESTER, COTTON, ELASTIC

No. Pieces

1

Length

44.0

Width

36.5

Description

MINI WHITE PETTIPANTS. THE PANTS ARE GATHERED IN HORIZONTAL ROWS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. BOTTOM HALF OF PANTS HAVE HORIZONTAL ROWS OF WHITE LACE. TOP OF PANTS ARE GATHERED TO A WHITE ELASTIC. THERE IS A TAG ON OUTSIDE WAISTBAND THAT READS "PARTNERS PLEASE BY MALCO MODES SAN FRANCISCO . . . HAND WASH WARM NO BLEACH DRIP OR FLUFF DRY". ELASTIC IN WAISTBAND IS BROKEN IN A NUMBER OF PLACES AND IS STICKING OUT. MATERIAL IS WORN ON INNER THIGHS.

Subjects

CLOTHING-UNDERWEAR

Historical Association

LEISURE

PERSONAL CARE

History

WORN UNDER SQUARE DANCING DRESSES AS THE SKIRTS SWIRLED HIGH WHEN DANCING. GOES WITH DRESS P20010102005-GA AND CRINOLINE P20010102007-GA. DONOR BOUGHT TO MATCH HER CRINOLINES, SO THEY WOULD BE LESS VISIBLE. DONOR AND HUSBAND, JAKE, JOINED THE SOUTHMINSTER CIRCLE SQUARE DANCE CLUB IN 1973 AND CONTINUED TO DANCE UNTIL THE CLUB FOLDED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2001 DUE TO A LACK OF A CALLER AND DIMINISHED DANCERS.

Catalogue Number

P20010102008

Acquisition Date

2002-03

Collection

Museum

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