Black Skirt with Net Overlay
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Identifier
VC2001159
Title
Black Skirt with Net Overlay
Description
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 netting with small embroidered dots; beneath is a layer of ultra-thin cotton gauze.
Date
1900-1909
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
22 inches (waist), 32 inches (hips), 41.5 inches (center front length), 47 inches (center back length), 185 inches (hem circumference),
Medium
cotton
gauze
lace
metal
net
ribbon
silk
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
United States
Temporal Coverage
1900s
Rights
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Rights Holder
© Vassar College Costume Collection. Images in this collection may be used for teaching, classroom presentation, and research purposes only. For other reuse, reproduction and publication of these images, contact costumeshop@vassar.edu.
Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC2001159
Color Main
black
Color Secondary
green
Technique
gathering
Closure Type
hooks and eyes
Closure Placement
center back closure
Structure Waist
natural waistline
Structure Skirt
tiered skirt
Dimensions Waist
22
Dimensions Hips
32
Dimensions CF Length
41.5
Dimensions CB Length
47
Hem Circumference
185
Dimensions All
22 inches (waist), 32 inches (hips), 41.5 inches (center front length), 47 inches (center back length), 185 inches (hem circumference),
Date Earliest
1900
Date Latest
1909
Culture
American
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Skirts
Condition Term
fair
Condition
Large tears and holes just below waist; smaller holes in the body of the skirt, mostly on lower half; lace detailing is fraying; silk ribbon at the hem is torn and fraying; an inner-skirt has been added, with a bright green ribbon on inside of waist; hook-and-eye closures have been partially replaced, or are rusted; most closures on the verge of detaching; huge holes and tears at the center back of the hem outer layer; small brown bugs in the netting. Put through the freezer protocol in spring of 2014, removed from the freezer on 2014-02-17, inspected, bugs removed, and placed in new box: should only be placed with other items that have been treated for pests or mold.
Treatment
Freezer
Storage Location
L2
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Work Type
skirt
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