Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Skirt
Object Number:
1946.37d
Date:
1942-1946
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 26 1/2 x 27 in. ( 1.9 x 67.3 x 68.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: inside waistband: "A M S"
embroidered: inside waistband, on label: "ALMA M. SIEFERT"
Description:
Dark blue wool skirt in 6 panels; metal zipper at the left side which buttons at the top; diagonal slit pockets at each hip; unlined.
Gallery Label:
This skirt is part of a uniform worn by Alma M. Siefert when she served in the Navy with the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (W.A.V.E.S.).
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Alma M. Siefert and Dorothy Schroer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
