Green Floral Chiffon Dress and Shawl
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2004011
Title
Green Floral Chiffon Dress and Shawl
Description
Green and pink floral chiffon dress with attached shawl with irregular zigzag hem. ; I. Yellow, green, pink, black floral print silk chiffon; metal snaps; lavender crocheted belt loop II. Silhouette: Chemise (loose) III.A: Dress: Drop waist dress with cape; slight vee-neckline with cape collar, rosette in center of cape, irregular zig-zag hem with hand sewn finish in coral pink thread; sleeveless underneath cape; straight hem at waist with irregular scalloped hem at drop waist; bias cut fuller skirt, below knee; machine finished hem, one belt loop at left side seam; metal snaps at left side seam B: Slip: modified empire waist; bust panels with two darts in each; v-neck; adjustable flat straps; loose fit' seam CB top to waist; princess seams in skirt (back)
Creator
Artemis
Date
1930-1939
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
43 inches (chest), 38 inches (waist), 42 inches (hips), 39.5 inches (center front length), 46 inches (center back length), other measurements: CF to waist 11
Medium
cotton
metal
silk
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
1930s
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
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
VC2004011
Cataloguer with Date
Leksi, Anne, Chloe, 3/5/2010
Color Main
green
Dimensions Chest
43
Dimensions Waist
38
Dimensions Hips
42
Dimensions CF Length
39.5
Dimensions CB Length
46
Dimensions Other
CF to waist 11
Dimensions All
43 inches (chest), 38 inches (waist), 42 inches (hips), 39.5 inches (center front length), 46 inches (center back length), other measurements: CF to waist 11
Label
"'Artemis' 38 Regular", in slip
Donor
Nancy Brandon Allen
Date Earliest
1930
Date Latest
1939
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Day Dresses
Function
day wear
Condition Term
good
Condition
-Some hanger damage -Appears to have been taken in many times; opening at side has been sewn shut, repaired at center front of cape -Belt loop missing at right side seam
-small hole at drop-waist
-brown stain on front of slip
-small hole at drop-waist
-brown stain on front of slip
Storage Location
B12
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
slip
Pattern
floral patterns
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