Light Green Silk Gown with Lace
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC1992034
Title
Light Green Silk Gown with Lace
Description
Mint green silk, pink and green rosette trim, cream lace, metal; high-waist mint green silk dress; deep v gathered sleeveless mint green silk bodice with mint green silk rosette detail at shoulders; waistband with pink and green rosette trim, gathering at center back with rosette trim; cream lace bodice detail with boat neck; short sleeves with gathered cuff, sleeves made of lace (possible cotton lace); floor-length mint green silk skirt with split hem at front and back; gathered panel of mint green silk extends from rosette trim at waistband to above-knee; metal snaps and hooks and eyes at center back.
Date
1910-1914
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
30 inches (chest), 24 inches (waist), 32 inches (hips), 46.5 inches (center front length), 48 inches (center back length),
Medium
cotton
metal
silk
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
1910s
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Is Referenced By
Fashion and Fashion Plates
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
VC1992034
Color Main
green
Color Secondary
cream
pink
Technique
hand sewing
machine sewing
gathering
Closure Type
snaps
Closure Placement
center back closure
Structure Neckline
v-neck
Sleeve Length
short sleeve
Structure Waist
high
Structure Skirt
pencil skirt
Structure Hem
floor length
Dimensions Chest
30
Dimensions Waist
24
Dimensions Hips
32
Dimensions CF Length
46.5
Dimensions CB Length
48
Dimensions All
30 inches (chest), 24 inches (waist), 32 inches (hips), 46.5 inches (center front length), 48 inches (center back length),
Label
"99-22" written on inner waistband.
Date Earliest
1910
Date Latest
1914
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Evening Dresses
Function
evening dress
Exhibitions
French Fashion Show at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, displayed in the back gallery, November 2012. Fashion and Fashion Plates Show in the Faculty Commons, June 2014.
Condition Term
very good
Condition
1) Net at neckline ripped
2) Torn net at both shoulders
2) Torn net at both shoulders
Mannequin
Esther
Storage Location
O7
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Donation Date
1992
Work Type
dress
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