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[[File:ELB-01.jpg|thumb|right|220px|An ELB organ with a modesty panel.]] |
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A '''[[modesty]] panel''' is a thin board of wood or metal that is attached to the front of a [[desk]], drafting table, [[electronic organ]], or similar item. It is intended to shield legs, ankles, or feet from view in a variety of circumstances. The panel provides privacy for the person seated at the desk or organ, as it covers the upper part of the legs. This privacy role is particularly useful in cases where the desk or organ is positioned in front of a class or hall. The modesty panel provides structural support for the four legs of the desk or organ, and it may also be used as a place for affixing electric cabling, computer cabling, or electrical extension boxes. |
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[[File:Urinal Modesty Panels.png|thumb|right|urinals with modesty panels]] |
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A '''modesty panel''' is something added to various items such as clothes or furniture for the purpose of concealment.<ref name=OED>{{Cite web|url = http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/120638|title = modesty, ''n'' |date = March 2022|access-date = 16 July 2022|website = Oxford English Dictionary Online|url-access=subscription }}</ref> In particular, it refers to a thin board of wood or metal that is attached to the front of a [[desk]], drafting table, [[electronic organ]], or similar item, to shield legs, ankles, or feet from view.<ref name=OED/> This is also known as a modesty board.<ref name=OED/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of MODESTY PANEL |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modesty+panel |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Furniture== |
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The panel provides privacy for the person seated at the desk or organ, as it covers the upper part of the legs. <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bishop |first=Owen |date=Sep 1991 |title=A Micro Micro |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Everyday-Electronics/90s/Everyday-Practical-Electronics-1991-09.pdf |journal=Everyday Electronics |pages=584 |via=WorldRadioHistory}}</ref> This privacy role is particularly useful in cases where the desk or organ is positioned in front of a class or hall. The [[modesty]] panel may also provide structural support for the four legs of the desk or organ, it may also be used as a place for affixing electric cabling, computer cabling, or electrical extension boxes. A modesty panel is a partition often attached to a news desk to cover a news anchor's legs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magsaysay |first=Melissa |date=2012-06-28 |title=TV news personalities with substance and style |url=https://www.latimes.com/fashion/alltherage/la-ig-news-women-20120318-story.html |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Early modesty panels were often used in [[Friends meeting house|Quaker meeting houses]] and other [[Church (building)|churches]] of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, growing in popularity during the [[Victorian era]]. Modesty panels might be found running up the sides of stairways to discourage passers-by from looking up [[Dress (garment)|dresses]]. They were also added to the sides of church [[organ (music)|organs]], shielding the musician's feet and legs from the congregation's view as she played the organ's [[Pedal clavier|pedals]]. Later, as women entered the [[secretary|secretarial force]] in large numbers during the twentieth century, modesty panels were added to office desks.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1983-09-15 |title=BASING A DESK ON A PAIR OF FILE CABINETS (Published 1983) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/15/garden/basing-a-desk-on-a-pair-of-file-cabinets.html |access-date=2024-03-07 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Some designs for women's bathing suits also include a modesty panel in front, covering the crotch area. |
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==Clothing== |
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Modesty panels may cover the cleavage of a bust<ref name=Bonnie>{{cite web |url=https://bonnieandblithe.com/add-modesty-panel-to-top/ |title=ADD MODESTY PANEL TO A V-NECK TOP OR DRESS |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2017 |website=bonnieandblithe.com |publisher= |access-date=16 July 2022 |quote=}}</ref> or the crotch, in particular providing a moisture-proof barrier under a skirt.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1987-07-17 |title=Are Short Skirts At Home at Work? (Published 1987) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/17/style/are-short-skirts-at-home-at-work.html |access-date=2024-03-07 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-02-17 |title=FASHION: Sex and the city:Modesty takes over (Published 2004) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/17/IHT-fashion-sex-and-the-citymodesty-takes-over.html |access-date=2024-03-07 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=Billboard>{{cite magazine |last=Miller Lenz |first=Elita |date=September 5, 1925 |page=36|title=Feminine Frills |url= |magazine=The Billboard |location=Cincinnati |publisher= |access-date= }}</ref> It has also been used for a skirt fitted as part of a woman's swimsuit.<ref name=waves>{{cite news |last=Samuel |first=Kathryn |date=May 11, 1987 |title=Waves of nostalgia |work=Daily Telegraph |page=15}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 09:03, 8 April 2024
A modesty panel is something added to various items such as clothes or furniture for the purpose of concealment.[1] In particular, it refers to a thin board of wood or metal that is attached to the front of a desk, drafting table, electronic organ, or similar item, to shield legs, ankles, or feet from view.[1] This is also known as a modesty board.[1][2]
Furniture
[edit]The panel provides privacy for the person seated at the desk or organ, as it covers the upper part of the legs. [3] This privacy role is particularly useful in cases where the desk or organ is positioned in front of a class or hall. The modesty panel may also provide structural support for the four legs of the desk or organ, it may also be used as a place for affixing electric cabling, computer cabling, or electrical extension boxes. A modesty panel is a partition often attached to a news desk to cover a news anchor's legs.[4]
Early modesty panels were often used in Quaker meeting houses and other churches of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, growing in popularity during the Victorian era. Modesty panels might be found running up the sides of stairways to discourage passers-by from looking up dresses. They were also added to the sides of church organs, shielding the musician's feet and legs from the congregation's view as she played the organ's pedals. Later, as women entered the secretarial force in large numbers during the twentieth century, modesty panels were added to office desks.[5]
Clothing
[edit]Modesty panels may cover the cleavage of a bust[6] or the crotch, in particular providing a moisture-proof barrier under a skirt.[7][8][9] It has also been used for a skirt fitted as part of a woman's swimsuit.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "modesty, n". Oxford English Dictionary Online. March 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Definition of MODESTY PANEL". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Bishop, Owen (Sep 1991). "A Micro Micro" (PDF). Everyday Electronics: 584 – via WorldRadioHistory.
- ^ Magsaysay, Melissa (2012-06-28). "TV news personalities with substance and style". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "BASING A DESK ON A PAIR OF FILE CABINETS (Published 1983)". 1983-09-15. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "ADD MODESTY PANEL TO A V-NECK TOP OR DRESS". bonnieandblithe.com. 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Are Short Skirts At Home at Work? (Published 1987)". 1987-07-17. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "FASHION: Sex and the city:Modesty takes over (Published 2004)". 2004-02-17. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Miller Lenz, Elita (September 5, 1925). "Feminine Frills". The Billboard. Cincinnati. p. 36.
- ^ Samuel, Kathryn (May 11, 1987). "Waves of nostalgia". Daily Telegraph. p. 15.
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