Bright Orange Silk Taffeta Dress
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2012002
Title
Bright Orange Silk Taffeta Dress
Description
Bright orange silk taffeta full length dress with bottom ruffles; dress: bright orange silk taffeta; close fitting full length with flared bottom; full length, close fitting, inverted V-seam under bust with gathering at each breast, boat neckline in front, deep V-neck in back, sleeve draping attached on left shoulder connected to the draping on left side of the V-back, draped piece continues to hang at the vertex, going down past back of knees, right side has a short sleeve, skirt has three small triangles of ruffles on each side, each triangle made up of 7 rows of ruffles, small train
belt: orange silk taffeta, worn at waist, oval silver metal with rhinestone closure at CF
belt: orange silk taffeta, worn at waist, oval silver metal with rhinestone closure at CF
Date
1930-1939
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
32 inches (chest), 26 inches (waist), 32 inches (hips),
Medium
metal
silk
taffeta
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
1930s
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC2012002ab
Cataloguer with Date
Elizabeth Scopel, 6/19/2012
Color Main
orange
Technique
machine sewing
Dimensions Chest
32
Dimensions Waist
26
Dimensions Hips
32
Dimensions All
32 inches (chest), 26 inches (waist), 32 inches (hips),
Date Earliest
1930
Date Latest
1939
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Evening dresses
Condition Term
excellent
Condition
2 holes under neckline; surface dirt (especially on bottom of skirt); threads of draped back piece coming loose
Storage Location
N2
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Work Type
dress
belt
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