Collection Highlights
Central Park Competition Entry No. 29
Date:
March, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.233
Medium:
Ink and Wash
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Officer's skirt
Object Number:
1946.57b
Date:
1942-1946
Medium:
Gabardine, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 27 1/4 x 25 in. ( 2.5 x 69.2 x 63.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on tag, inside waistband at the back: "WOMEN'S NAVAL RESERVE / Name / Rate"
handwritten: on tag, inside waistband at the back: "Mary Jane Natto"
Description:
Cream-colored gabardine Naval Ensign's uniform skirt which buttons and zips at the left side; front has 2 false pockets, front and back both made in 3 panels.
Gallery Label:
This skirt is part of a W.A.V.E.S. uniform worn by Naval Ensign Mary Jane Natto. "W.A.V.E.S." stands for "Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service." The branch was formed for the Navy during World War II, around 1942. The Society owns the remaining items to this uniform, as well as an additional complete W.A.V.E.S. uniform.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Mary Jane Natto
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
