Wedding Dress of Leontine Hartzell
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Identifier
VC2007021
Title
Wedding Dress of Leontine Hartzell
Description
Dress (a) of white cotton gauze with fine tucks throughout, creating self-stripe effect; bodice fitted with bust and waist darts; floor-length; inset of lace at natural waistline; 3/4 length sleeves with lace ruffle; v-neck; tiered skirt, alternating horizontal lace insets and cotton. Sash (b) is a long narrow strip of the same white cotton gauze.
Date
1981
Subject
Clothing and dress
Relation
http://vcomeka.com/vccc/items/show/1187; http://vcomeka.com/vccc/items/show/1186; http://vcomeka.com/vccc/items/show/1184; For Better and For Worse
Extent
30 inches (chest), 24 inches (waist), 46 inches (center front length), 53 inches (center back length), other measurements: sleeve length: 19
Medium
cotton
gauze
lace
metal
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
1980s
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Is Referenced By
For Better and For Worse
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
VC2007021
Color Main
white
Technique
machine sewing
darts
Structure Silhouette
fit and flare
Closure Type
zipper
Closure Placement
center back closure
Structure Neckline
v-neck
Sleeve Length
three quarter sleeve
Structure Waist
natural waistline
Structure Skirt
tiered skirt
Structure Hem
floor length
Costume Component
facing
Dimensions Chest
30
Dimensions Waist
24
Dimensions CF Length
46
Dimensions CB Length
53
Dimensions Other
sleeve length: 19
Dimensions All
30 inches (chest), 24 inches (waist), 46 inches (center front length), 53 inches (center back length), other measurements: sleeve length: 19
Wearer
Leontine Hartzell
Donor
Mary Lee Hartzell
Date Earliest
1981
Date Latest
1981
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Wedding
Function
wedding clothes
Exhibitions
For Better and For Worse, Spring 2013
Public Information
This wedding dress was donated by Mary Lee Hartzell, class of 1953. Mary Lee's daughter, Leontine Hartzell, class of 1979, wore the dress in her 1981 wedding. It was donated along with Mary Lee's own wedding dress, her mother's wedding dress, and her sister's wedding dress.
Condition Term
excellent
Treatment
Arms of batting covered in nylon were added to the mannequin to support the sleeves. A slip was dressed on the mannequin to provide a background layer under the sheer lace insets of the dress.
Mannequin
Theodore
Storage Location
N6
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Lee Hartzell, VC Class of 1953
Work Type
dress
sash
Pattern
stripes
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