Cream and Black Printed Silk Dress with Black Lace
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2007033
Title
Cream and Black Printed Silk Dress with Black Lace
Description
Two-piece cream silk ensemble with black print and lace: boned, high-neck bodice with flutter sleeves, full skirt with bustle pleats and train.
; Cream silk ensemble with black print and black lace . Band collar covered in lace. Lace inserts trimmed with ruched ribbon. Ribbon tassels (2) at side closure (left). Flutter sleeve with diamond shoulder lace, ribbon trim. Under-sleeves missing. Black silk hem at waist with flower detail. Right front overlays left front, double breasted closure. Waist tape, hook and eye closures down center front and left front. Boning between shell and lining. (Lining might not be original.) Eyes at center back waist presumably for bustle hooks. Box pleat at center back. Backs of sleeves are gathered, as well as top into armscye. Full skirt with bustle pleats and train; pleated hem with lace trim; wide, black, zig-zag ribbon yoke pieces of cream printed fabric. Silk satin cream wide waist ribbon.
; Cream silk ensemble with black print and black lace . Band collar covered in lace. Lace inserts trimmed with ruched ribbon. Ribbon tassels (2) at side closure (left). Flutter sleeve with diamond shoulder lace, ribbon trim. Under-sleeves missing. Black silk hem at waist with flower detail. Right front overlays left front, double breasted closure. Waist tape, hook and eye closures down center front and left front. Boning between shell and lining. (Lining might not be original.) Eyes at center back waist presumably for bustle hooks. Box pleat at center back. Backs of sleeves are gathered, as well as top into armscye. Full skirt with bustle pleats and train; pleated hem with lace trim; wide, black, zig-zag ribbon yoke pieces of cream printed fabric. Silk satin cream wide waist ribbon.
Date
1900-1904
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
34 inches (chest), 25.5 inches (waist), 60.5 inches (center front length), 69 inches (center back length), other measurements: Bodice: Chest 34, waist 26.5, CF length 26.5. CB length 18
Skirt: full waist 26.5, CF length 42.5, CB length 51,
Waistband: length 31 or 29, width 2.5
Skirt: full waist 26.5, CF length 42.5, CB length 51,
Waistband: length 31 or 29, width 2.5
Medium
cotton
lace
metal
ribbon
silk
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
1900s
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC2007033
Color Main
beige
Color Secondary
black
Dimensions Chest
34
Dimensions Waist
25.5
Dimensions CF Length
60.5
Dimensions CB Length
69
Dimensions Other
Bodice: Chest 34, waist 26.5, CF length 26.5. CB length 18
Skirt: full waist 26.5, CF length 42.5, CB length 51,
Waistband: length 31 or 29, width 2.5
Skirt: full waist 26.5, CF length 42.5, CB length 51,
Waistband: length 31 or 29, width 2.5
Dimensions All
34 inches (chest), 25.5 inches (waist), 60.5 inches (center front length), 69 inches (center back length), other measurements: Bodice: Chest 34, waist 26.5, CF length 26.5. CB length 18
Skirt: full waist 26.5, CF length 42.5, CB length 51,
Waistband: length 31 or 29, width 2.5
Skirt: full waist 26.5, CF length 42.5, CB length 51,
Waistband: length 31 or 29, width 2.5
Label
small tag 'Remington'
Donor
Marcia Goldman Widenor
Date Earliest
1900
Date Latest
1904
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Day Ensembles
Function
day wear
Condition Term
good
Condition
a) good- a few stains and tears on outside, lining good shape
b) very good- a few stains
c) good
d) skirt has many stains of different sizes and colors, particularly on the front.
e) waist ribbon is missing closure and is fraying at both ends
b) very good- a few stains
c) good
d) skirt has many stains of different sizes and colors, particularly on the front.
e) waist ribbon is missing closure and is fraying at both ends
Mannequin
new 7
Storage Location
L7
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Credit Line
Gift of Marcia Goldman Widenor, VC Class of 1951
Exhibition Notes
This black and white silk day dress, the silhouette of which dates it between 1900 and 1904, has one major element missing. The high-necked day dress would have had long sleeves. The unfinished lower half of the armscye physically tells us what research confirms: as a day dress from this period, this garment must have had undersleeves. It probably had fitted black undersleeves, likely from the same black lace that appears throughout the rest of the dress.
At the turn of the twentieth century, women were beginning to enter the public sphere in ways they had not before, but they were nonetheless expected to cover all of their necks and arms during the daytime. The modern, visually dynamic fabric of this conflict between new innovations and older conventions.
While this skirt and bodice were in relatively good condition, there was still some conservation work to be done to ready it for display. Â The black and white patterned silk was in good shape, but the more delicate fabrics had deteriorated. Â In the bodice, the silk lining had shattered and was reinforced throughout. Â The skirt's original lining had been cut out at the waistband, so separate petticoats are now used as the lining. Â In both the skirt and the bodice, the black lace was torn, and black net was added to the lace to strengthen it to prevent further damage in stressed areas. Â
Exhibited in "A Glimpse into Vassar's Secret Closet," 2010
Researched by Faren Tang ‘13
Stabilized by Julia Fields ‘12
At the turn of the twentieth century, women were beginning to enter the public sphere in ways they had not before, but they were nonetheless expected to cover all of their necks and arms during the daytime. The modern, visually dynamic fabric of this conflict between new innovations and older conventions.
While this skirt and bodice were in relatively good condition, there was still some conservation work to be done to ready it for display. Â The black and white patterned silk was in good shape, but the more delicate fabrics had deteriorated. Â In the bodice, the silk lining had shattered and was reinforced throughout. Â The skirt's original lining had been cut out at the waistband, so separate petticoats are now used as the lining. Â In both the skirt and the bodice, the black lace was torn, and black net was added to the lace to strengthen it to prevent further damage in stressed areas. Â
Exhibited in "A Glimpse into Vassar's Secret Closet," 2010
Researched by Faren Tang ‘13
Stabilized by Julia Fields ‘12
Work Type
dress
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