Blue Velvet Dress
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2003006
Title
Blue Velvet Dress
Description
Blue silk velvet; drop waist dress; V-neck; sleeveless; asymmetrical drop waist curving down to the right; large bow with one tail at left hip; fuller skirt, below knee; waist seam at back curves up to the left. ; Drop waist dress; v-neck; sleeveless; asymmetrical drop waist curving down to the right; large bow with one tail at left hip; fuller skirt, below knee; waist seam at back curves up to the left.
Date
1920-1929
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
36 inches (chest), 36.5 inches (hips), 35 inches (center front length), 38 inches (center back length),
Medium
silk
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
1920s
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Is Referenced By
Fashion and Fashion Plates
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
VC2003006
Cataloguer with Date
Chloe, Leksi, Anne 3/5/2010; Asia Howard 06/11/2014; Katelyn Ferguson 01/02/2004
Color Main
blue
Structure Neckline
v-neck
Structure Sleeves
sleeveless
Structure Waist
dropped
asymmetrical
Structure Hem
mid calf length
Dimensions Chest
36
Dimensions Hips
36.5
Dimensions CF Length
35
Dimensions CB Length
38
Dimensions All
36 inches (chest), 36.5 inches (hips), 35 inches (center front length), 38 inches (center back length),
Donor
Karen Smythe
Date Earliest
1920
Date Latest
1929
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
20s Evening Dresses
Function
evening dress
Exhibitions
Fashion and Fashion Plates, 2014
Condition
significant discoloration and staining; light wrinkling
Mannequin
1968
Storage Location
G0
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Credit Line
Gift of Karen Smythe
Work Type
dress
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