Embroidered White Edwardian Tea Dress
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Identifier
VC2015023
Title
Embroidered White Edwardian Tea Dress
Description
Embroidered White Edwardian tea dress. White cotton with eyelet, detail, mesh insets and embroidery throughout. Square neckline with lace detail and net inset at back. Bloused bodice with princess seams, pin tucks, and pleats at waist. Three quarter length sleeves with lace cuffs, mesh inset, and elbow darts. Natural waist with mesh inset. Skirt with embroidery and eyelet detail, pin tucks at waist and mesh insert near hem.
Date
1905
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
30 inches (chest), 22 inches (waist), 50 inches (center front length), 53.25 inches (center back length), 63 inches (hem circumference), 8.5 inches (underarm to waist).
Medium
cotton
lace
net
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
1900s
1910s
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
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
VC2015023
Cataloguer with Date
Sunny Gaughen and Cassandra Mathelier, 2015-11-17
Color Main
white
Technique
machine sewing
princess seams
tucks
Closure Type
hooks and eyes
Closure Placement
center back closure
Structure Neckline
square neckline
Sleeve Length
three quarter sleeve
Structure Waist
natural waistline
Structure Skirt
flared skirt
Dimensions Chest
30
Dimensions Waist
22
Dimensions CF Length
50
Dimensions CB Length
53.25
Hem Circumference
63
Underarm to Waist
8.5
Dimensions All
30 inches (chest), 22 inches (waist), 50 inches (center front length), 53.25 inches (center back length), 63 inches (hem circumference), 8.5 inches (underarm to waist).
Donor
Susan Perry Ferguson '65
Date Earliest
1905
Date Latest
1905
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Function
day wear
Age of Wearer
adulthood
Condition Term
good
Condition
Small green marks on lace on right sleeve. Green stain at left armpit. Green marks on skirt (left hip, right thigh, center embroidery, hem) front. Green on chest (embroidery). Green on waist and hip on the back. Brown discoloration on lower center back. Mesh inset/restyling at neck and hand sewn back closures loose. Hole on right side of neck.
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Work Type
dress
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