Black two piece dress with lace
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC20200008
Title
Black two piece dress with lace
Description
Black silk bodice and skirt with wool trim and lace with embroidery on bodice. The lace is tan with pink and green embroidery, and sections of it are underlaid with light green silk. The bodice has rows of pintucks and the center front has a section of embroidered net. The skirt has three tiers and a ruffle inside the hem. There are three different selvedges on the black fabrics, so possibly three different faberics, but very well matched.
Date
1900
Subject
Clothing and Dress.
Extent
Bodice (A): 36 (chest), 24 (waist), 18.5 (center front length), 18.5 (center back length), 9.25 (armpit to waist), 18 (sleeve length); Skirt (B): 24 (waist), 40 (center front length) 44.5 (center back length), 128 (hem circumference)
Medium
silk
wool
boning
lace
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
North America
Temporal Coverage
1900s
Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC20200008
Cataloguer with Date
Shanti Fowler-Puja 2020-02-06
Color Main
black
Color Secondary
tan
green
pink
Technique
machine sewing
hand sewing
embroidering
lace making
Structure Silhouette
a-line
Closure Placement
center back closure
neck closure
Collar
band collar
Structure Sleeves
puff sleeve
Sleeve Length
three quarter sleeve
Structure Waist
natural waistline
Structure Skirt
a-line skirt
Structure Hem
floor length
Dimensions Chest
36
Dimensions Waist
24
Dimensions CF Length
40
18.5
Dimensions CB Length
18.5
44.5
Hem Circumference
128
Underarm to Waist
9.25
Dimensions Other
18 (sleeve length)
Dimensions All
Bodice (A): 36 (chest), 24 (waist), 18.5 (center front length), 18.5 (center back length), 9.25 (armpit to waist), 18 (sleeve length); Skirt (B): 24 (waist), 40 (center front length) 44.5 (center back length), 128 (hem circumference)
Donor
Maine Maritime Museum
Date Earliest
1900
Gender
womenswear
Classification
clothing
Condition Term
very good
Condition
There is a stain on the front of the skirt. The inside of the bodice has been altered and the fabric is tearing. The fabric has worn away at the ends of some of the boning. The pink and green embroidery and fabric is significantly faded, and the green silk has tears. Overall in good condition.
Storage Location
I5
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Work Type
dress
dress
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