White Shirtwaist with Added Collar and Tucks
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2015001
Title
White Shirtwaist with Added Collar and Tucks
Description
; White cotton and plain weave shirtwaist. White cotton and plain weave throughout. Hand sewing throughout. Cut on the straight of grain. Slight v-neck with cutwork machine-sewn attached collar. Shoulder and center back tucks. Faggoting at center front and cuffs. Long, straight sleeves with two-piece "French style" cuffs. White twill tape lies across center back tucks at waist. Curved natural waist. Buttons with handworked button holes at center front and wrists. white twill tape tie across center back.
Date
1900-1910
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
46 inches (chest), 48.5 inches (waist), 15.25 inches (center front length), 18.5 inches (center back length), 55.5 inches (hem circumference), 7.5 inches (underarm to waist). other measurements: Shirtwaist (a): 30.5 inches (front chest), 32 inches (front waist), 16.5 inches (back waist), 3.5 inches (waist location above hem), 22.5 inches (sleeve length).
Medium
cotton
plain weave
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
1900s
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC2015001
Cataloguer with Date
Holly Hummel and Arden Kirkland, 03/17/2015
Color Main
white
Technique
hand sewing
tucks
Closure Type
buttons
Closure Placement
center front closure
Structure Neckline
v-neck
Sleeve Length
long sleeve
Dimensions Chest
46
Dimensions Waist
48.5
Dimensions CF Length
15.25
Dimensions CB Length
18.5
Hem Circumference
55.5
Underarm to Waist
7.5
Dimensions Other
Shirtwaist (a): 30.5 inches (front chest), 32 inches (front waist), 16.5 inches (back waist), 3.5 inches (waist location above hem), 22.5 inches (sleeve length).
Dimensions All
46 inches (chest), 48.5 inches (waist), 15.25 inches (center front length), 18.5 inches (center back length), 55.5 inches (hem circumference), 7.5 inches (underarm to waist). other measurements: Shirtwaist (a): 30.5 inches (front chest), 32 inches (front waist), 16.5 inches (back waist), 3.5 inches (waist location above hem), 22.5 inches (sleeve length).
Label
"SIZE" located at corner of hem at center front
Date Earliest
1900
Date Latest
1910
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Tops
Treatment
freezer protocol 2015
Storage Location
O4
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Work Type
blouse
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