Black Embossed Velvet Bodice with Beading

VC2010002

Black Embossed Velvet Bodice with Beading

; Black embossed velvet Bodice with collar and beaded sleevesRounded sleeve cuffs with large beaded detail divided by ropey trim. Beaded detail echoes velvet embossing. High neckline (high collar, folded over). Thirteen beaded buttons down center front, possibly with wood base. Darts at waist. Tail in back, may have been taken in.Velvet embossing is floral (flowers like poinsettia).Much evidence of hand stitching/repairs. Paneled back.

Clothing and dress

31 inches (chest), 25 inches (waist), 19 inches (center front length), 32 inches (center back length),

beads

cotton

glass

rope

silk

twill

velvet

Physical Object

1870s

1880s

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

© 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.

VC2010002

Sharon Scoble, Alyssa Cowley, Emily Leimkuhler 3/3/2010

black

31

25

19

32

31 inches (chest), 25 inches (waist), 19 inches (center front length), 32 inches (center back length),

Marcia Goldman Widenor

Stella Blum, Harper's Bazaar 1867-1898, 1974, p. 80, 88, 99

womenswear

costume

clothing

Outerwear

outerwear

good

Some tearing under arms, beading fragile (some buttons falling apart), button interfacing tearing. Signs of hand mending.

O1

Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

Gift of Marcia Goldman Widenor, VC Class of 1951

bodice

floral patterns