Skirt worn by the Character Luisa in <i>The Fantasticks</i>
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Patchwork gathered wraparound skirt of rectangular and square pieces of yellow lace, red and blue striped, yellow and white checked, yellow dots, white lace latticework, eyelet, yellow leopard print; wide white corded fabric waistband with adjustable closure held in place by one of two sets of metal snaps and hooks and eyes; hem trimmed in white cord tassles and eyelet ruffles with peaked edges overlapping floral pattern eyelet scallop-edged ruffles. Worn by character, Luisa, in the first run of the musical, "The Fantasticks." Worn alternating with another skirt (2002.0211.07.03) between scenes. The musical opened off-Broadway on May 3, 1960 and ran for 42 years (until 2002), making it the longest running musical in history.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Musical Theater
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of John Krug
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0211.07.02
label: accession number
content: 2002.0211
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0211.07.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: skirt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)