Items tagged "1890s": 63
Photograph of Helen M. Slade, Class of 1894
Photograph of Helen M. Slade, Class of 1894 This portrait, like several others from the mid-1890s and beyond, pictures a Vassar student wearing an assertive, menswear-inspired ensemble, a style adopted largely by the so-called emancipated women at the turn of the century, in which the man’s suit, shirt, and tie are adapted to the fashionable…
1895 Class Day
Students carry a daisy chain for Class Day, 1895. © Vassar College, Archives & Special Collections Ref. #Ph.f4.12
Teal Dress with Cream Lace
Teal green dress with cream lace collar and long pleats from neck to hem at back.; teal green cotton; possibly linen lining; cream lace; blue grosgrain ribbon; blue velvet; metal hooks and eyes , possibly s-curve Edwardian silhouette with full skirt; teal green cotton with twill weave; cream lace neck piece in the front that is a collar in the…
Black Shawl with Fringe and Pom-Pons
black shawl, shaped to shoulders, 4 rows of pom=poms, black fringe
Brown Velvet Bodice with Sheer Sleeves
brown velvet bodice w/see through sleeves and embroidery + floral pattern; brown velvet bodice w/see through sleeves and embroidery + floral pattern brown velvet bodice, hook and eye CF closure added later on top of former hook and eye closure, fitted, pintucks at collar, brown velvet 'ribbons'looping around neck with golden brown silk embroidered…
Black Bodice with Lace Undersleeves
black bodice w/white lace undersleeves + ball decorations; black bodice w/white lace undersleeves + ball decorations -black silk jacket, chiffon overlayer, sheer netting overlayer with velour decoration, black lace with ball fringe top layer; black lace collar fluff with ball fringe, high crew neck; black pleated satin ribbon at waist with knot and…
Black Bodice with Orange Chiffon
black bodice w/beading @neck + orange silk chiffon at sleeves and neck; black bodice w/beading @neck + orange silk chiffon at sleeves and neck -black silk faille fitted bodice; modest mutton sleeves tapered to wrist, gathered around arm holes in front; center front button closures, buttons removed; black glass beads in flower shapes around collar…
Black Skirt with Net Overlay
Black floor-length lace skirt with black silk ribbon details at hip, knee, and hems; prairie skirt shape with natural waist and flounced bottom; gathering twelve inches from the hem; hook-and-eye closures at the center back waist; inner layer addition of cotton netting with bright green ribbon art the waist; body of the outer layer is comprised of…
Cream Lace Bodice
creamy lace long-sleeved bodice; 1. cream lace, cream linen, silk chiffon sleeve lining, silk bodice decorations; silk lace embroidery; cotton lining and waistband 2. creamy lace bodice, cream linen bodice, mutton/balloon shape sleeves, two balloon shapes make up the top of the sleeve, lace cuff on sleeve lined with silk chiffon, bodice itself is…
Pink Morning Robe with Lace Yoke
pink morning robe w/tiny cream polka dots, lace yoke and cuffs, small black velvet strip at hem and yoke; Pink silk with small cream polka dots; cream polished cotton; cream silk organza; quarter inch wide black silk velvet ribbon; cream cotton crocheted lace; cream cotton embellished netting; two metal hooks
Robe has square yoke, four inches…
Robe has square yoke, four inches…
Chemise with Purple Ribbon
white sleeveless chemise w/purple ribbon, and ruffles. ; white sleeveless petticoat (?) w/purple stain ribbon . . . ?
Off-white (once-white?) sleeveless cotton petticoat with purple ribbon laced through mid-height round neckline. Ankle-length with ruffles, button and hook-and-eye closure down torso center front. Straight, natural waist and…
Off-white (once-white?) sleeveless cotton petticoat with purple ribbon laced through mid-height round neckline. Ankle-length with ruffles, button and hook-and-eye closure down torso center front. Straight, natural waist and…
Black Velvet Capelet with Lavender Lining
black reversible velvet capelet w/lavendar lining and black beading
Black Silk Bodice with Smocking
black silk bodice with smocking; Black silk satin, metal zipper, decorative covered wooden buttons, black synthetic, cream grosgrain ribbon
Silhouette: bodice.
Band collar with three columns of smocking, smocking below collar across shoulders; full length leg-of-mutton sleeves, three lines of smocking down the sleeve, with ruching in between,…
Silhouette: bodice.
Band collar with three columns of smocking, smocking below collar across shoulders; full length leg-of-mutton sleeves, three lines of smocking down the sleeve, with ruching in between,…
Gym Uniform Shirt '93'
White 1893 gym t-shirt, with "93" on center chest. V-neck style with a straight torso cut. Primarily cotton. Green details on both collar and cuffs, as well as on the center chest. Machine stitching.
Black Skirt with Ivory Pattern
black skirt with ivory pattern; black striped silk (alternating twill and satin weaves) with ivory floral print; black satin ribbon; black polished cotton; black silk velvet; rough cotton and horsehair woven band; black metal hooks and eyes. gored, floor-length skirt of striped silk; two narrow satin ribbons, running in parallel stripes 10.5'above…
Brown Tea Gown
Dress of rust colored satin with empire waistline, with shirred sleeve with hanging cuffs and full-length skirt with train.; Dress of rust colored satin; Empire waistline; 3/4 length shirred sleeve with hanging cuffs; full length skirt with train.
Dress: rust colored china silk with small cream cherry print; brown silk chiffon; blue…
Dress: rust colored china silk with small cream cherry print; brown silk chiffon; blue…
Black Bodice with Honeycomb Print
black bodice with honeycomb print bodice of black taffeta w/ interwoven abstract honeycomb pattern w/ periodic geometric motif.; black bodice with honeycomb print bodice of black taffeta w/ interwoven abtract honeycomb pattern w/ periodic geometric motif; flatlined w/ blac polished --- seams = finished, bows = covered w/ black fabric and hand…
Black Lace Bodice with Floral Pattern
black bodice of silk ( med. w/ shiny faint rib weave); body = flatlined w/ lace, sleeves have lace appliqued on all but of sleeve; standing black collar = flatlined w/lace, collar and cuffs lace ruffle inset; ; black lace bodice with small circular floral pattern black bodice of silk ( med. w/ shiny faint rib weave); body = flatlined w/ lace,…
Black Lace Bodice with Full Sleeves
black lace bodice with tassels and very full sleeves, bodice of black silk twill, very fine poit des' prit net gathered over CF.; black lace bodice with tassels and very full sleeves, bodice of black silk twill, very fine poit des' prit net gathered over CF po--- 'sailor'type collar of point des'prit w/ tiny jet beads edges in black satin bias…
Black Lace Bodice with Floral Embroidery
Bodice of black lace, pleated and gathered, over black taffeta lining, with inner lining of black chiffon in front; floral and leaf yoke.; black lace bodice with floral embroidery applique Bodice of black lace, pleated and gathered, over black taffeta lining, with inner lining of black chiffon in front; floral and leaf yoke and cuff applique of…
Black Moire Bodice with Embroidery
black moire bodice with leaf and vine embroidery. Lining of ivory cotton organdy. Wide collar with embroidered design.
I. Black moire silk, black china silk, black net with embroidery, cream cotton organdy lining, metal hook and eyes, cream grosgrain ribbon II. High collar, long sleeved. waist length bodice III. High collar of netting with leaf…
I. Black moire silk, black china silk, black net with embroidery, cream cotton organdy lining, metal hook and eyes, cream grosgrain ribbon II. High collar, long sleeved. waist length bodice III. High collar of netting with leaf…
Black Capelet with Rust Lining
black capelet with rust lining and lace ruffle Capelet of black silk twill with rust taffeta lining collar of wide gathered black satin ribbon ??? lace ruffles
Green Day Dress
ensemble of green changeant taffeta with small dot print; skirt (a) : olive green taffeta with ivory dots, purple cross weave (wavy); weighted hem; green velvet trim ; bodice (b): olive green taffeta w/ ivory dots and purple cross-weave; green velvet trim, leg-of-mutton sleeves, velvet trim at one wrist and green velvet bow at neck Bodice: olive…