Green Day Dress
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC1992014
Title
Green Day Dress
Description
ensemble of green changeant taffeta with small dot print; skirt (a): olive green taffeta with ivory dots, purple cross weave (wavy); weighted hem; green velvet trim; bodice (b): olive green taffeta w/ ivory dots and purple cross-weave; green velvet trim, leg-of-mutton sleeves, velvet trim at one wrist and green velvet bow at neckBodice:olive green heavy silk taffeta, olive silk velvet, silk taffeta in gussets; metal hook and eye closures and covered buttons1890s Fitted bodice with boning, high neck with lapel; princess dart missing; armscye darts; leg of mutton sleeves; previous waist darts missing in backVelvet piping detail at elbows and inner arms; 4 nonfunctionial velvet covered buttons at waist; velvet lapel and collar detached along with one velvet cuffSkirt: silk changeant, silk velvet detail, plainweave cotton lining, silk lining, polished cotton band at hem, weighted cotton tape at hem; green cotton tape around underskirtFull skirt, no bustle3 velvet ribbons in rectangular pattern (apron-front design) in front of skirt, velvet piping along hem,
Date
1895 (circa)
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
35.5 inches (chest), 26 inches (waist), 56 inches (CF length), 57 inches (CB length), other measurements: sleeve length (from top of shoulder to end of cuff): 33, 15 inches (bodice center front length), 15 inches (bodice center back length), 41 inches (skirt center front length), 42 inches (skirt center back length), 31 inches (skirt waist)
Medium
cotton
metal
silk
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
1890s
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Is Referenced By
Fashion and Fashion Plates
Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC1992014
Cataloguer with Date
Sharon Scoble, Emily Leimkuhler, Candice Schuster, Molly Turpin 3/4/2010
Color Main
green
Technique
hand sewing
machine sewing
Dimensions Chest
35.5
Dimensions Waist
26
Dimensions CF Length
56
Dimensions CB Length
57
Dimensions Other
Sleeve length (from top of shoulder to end of cuff): 33Skirt cf: 41Skirt cb: 42Skirt waist: 31
Dimensions All
35.5 inches (chest), 26 inches (waist), 56 inches (center front length), 57 inches (center back length), other measurements: Sleeve length (from top of shoulder to end of cuff): 33Skirt cf: 41Skirt cb: 42Skirt waist: 31
References
Harper's Bazaar 1867-1898, pg. 253
Date Earliest
1890
Date Latest
1900
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Day Ensembles
Function
day wear
Exhibitions
Fashion and Fashion Plates 2014
Condition Term
good
Condition
1) Skirt waist is larger than bodice waist
2) Mannequin needs padding around hips
3) Needs full petticoat
4) Closures at center front of bodice are coming undone
5) Tear in left sleeve
6) Needs arms
7) Tissue in 2 arms = uneven
2) Mannequin needs padding around hips
3) Needs full petticoat
4) Closures at center front of bodice are coming undone
5) Tear in left sleeve
6) Needs arms
7) Tissue in 2 arms = uneven
Treatment
Treatment by Quinn Milton, Arden Kirkland, Alexandra Figler, and Jenna Doherty, 10/2/13
1. Alexandra -- removed the dress hooks and then reattached them so the waist of the skirt is smaller.
2. Arden -- added batting around hips of mannequin, with cover over to smooth edges.
3. Arden -- pulled very full flared petticoat with rulled at hem, drawstring waist.
4. Quinn -- placed nylon mesh underneath the tear and sewed 1/2 inch around tear with taffeta. added a strip of dark green fabric underneath (floating) the tear to disguise the white mesh.
5. Quinn -- restored several eyes that were coming undone along the center front closure.
6. Arden and Jenna -- placed 2 arms (made of knee high stockings with batting & wire) inside sleeves.
7. Jenna and Quinn -- adjusted tissue straps from outside of sleeves, not as effective as desired.
8. Jenna -- covered with an off-white cotton knit cover (not quite long enough, but all right)
1. Alexandra -- removed the dress hooks and then reattached them so the waist of the skirt is smaller.
2. Arden -- added batting around hips of mannequin, with cover over to smooth edges.
3. Arden -- pulled very full flared petticoat with rulled at hem, drawstring waist.
4. Quinn -- placed nylon mesh underneath the tear and sewed 1/2 inch around tear with taffeta. added a strip of dark green fabric underneath (floating) the tear to disguise the white mesh.
5. Quinn -- restored several eyes that were coming undone along the center front closure.
6. Arden and Jenna -- placed 2 arms (made of knee high stockings with batting & wire) inside sleeves.
7. Jenna and Quinn -- adjusted tissue straps from outside of sleeves, not as effective as desired.
8. Jenna -- covered with an off-white cotton knit cover (not quite long enough, but all right)
Mannequin
size 10 1972
Storage Location
R6
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Work Type
dress
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