Gold Silk Jacquard Dress with Floral Motif
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2011001
Title
Gold Silk Jacquard Dress with Floral Motif
Description
Gold Silk Jacquard Dress with Floral Motif and Leg-of-Mutton Sleeves; 1. Gold Silk jacquard with floral motif; Lining at Hem, Bodice, Sleeves; Boning at bodice front. 2. Full length; Empire waist; Leg-o-Mutton sleeves; Boned bodice; Low neckline. 3. Decorative pleats at bodice front, shoulder bands, and cuffs; Skirt gathered at back, pleated at front; heart-shape illusion at bust
Date
1830-1850
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
26 inches (chest), 22 inches (waist), 32 inches (hips), 47 inches (center front length), 49 inches (center back length),
Medium
silk
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
1830s
1840s
Rights
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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
VC2011001
Color Main
gold
Dimensions Chest
26
Dimensions Waist
22
Dimensions Hips
32
Dimensions CF Length
47
Dimensions CB Length
49
Dimensions All
26 inches (chest), 22 inches (waist), 32 inches (hips), 47 inches (center front length), 49 inches (center back length),
Donor
Patsy Bessolo
Date Earliest
1830
Date Latest
1850
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Day Dresses
Function
day wear
Storage Location
B9
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Credit Line
Gift of Patsy Bessolo
Work Type
dress
Pattern
floral patterns
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Comments
Arden Kirkland