Gold Lace Cocktail Dress
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2004007
Title
Gold Lace Cocktail Dress
Description
Gold lace knee length dress; cotton ivory and gold metallic lace with floral motif; Ivory synthetic lining; metal left side zipper; brass hook and eye on left side; sheath dress; modified shawl collar, sleeveless, nipped in at natural waist, seams at center front bodice, with two hand crocheted belt looms at side seams, two inverted pelts on top of the skirt, straight skirt below the knee with back slit, synthetic cream lining with probably synthetic tape at inside waist hem, has hanger straps inside but broken.
Date
1960-1969
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
34 inches (chest), 24 inches (waist), 34.5 inches (hips), 33.5 inches (center front length), 38.75 inches (center back length), other measurements: CF waist to hem = 25; CB waist to hem = 25.25; Waist 26; Hips: 34; Chest; 32; CF: 33.5; CB; 38.5
Medium
cotton
metal
synthetic fiber
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
1960s
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC2004007
Cataloguer with Date
Arden Kirkland 5/5/2004 2010
Color Main
gold
Dimensions Chest
34
Dimensions Waist
24
Dimensions Hips
34.5
Dimensions CF Length
33.5
Dimensions CB Length
38.75
Dimensions Other
CF waist to hem = 25; CB waist to hem = 25.25; Waist 26; Hips: 34; Chest; 32; CF: 33.5; CB; 38.5
Dimensions All
34 inches (chest), 24 inches (waist), 34.5 inches (hips), 33.5 inches (center front length), 38.75 inches (center back length), other measurements: CF waist to hem = 25; CB waist to hem = 25.25; Waist 26; Hips: 34; Chest; 32; CF: 33.5; CB; 38.5
Donor
Nancy Brandon Allen
Date Earliest
1960
Date Latest
1969
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Evening Dresses
Function
evening dress
Condition Term
very good
Condition
Need minor repair at CF neckline seam undone for about a inch, also seam undone at slit in the back Not recommended for hanging; does not need it's own box, not recommended for fiber analysis, recommended for highlight because it is represents 60s style well; stain near back bottom; some discoloration near front left side seam; hook above zipper busted
Storage Location
O11
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy Brandon Allen , VC Class of 1939
Work Type
dress
Pattern
floral patterns
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