Black Silk Dress with Train
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC1992105
Title
Black Silk Dress with Train
Description
Dress of black silk trimmed with lace, black, and ivory embroidery and lace high collar inset at neckline. Long sleeves with embroidered cuffs. Full length skirt with train. ; Dress of black silk trimmed with lace, black, and ivory embroidery and lace high collar inset at neckline. Long sleeves with embroidered cuffs. Full length skirt with train.
Creator
Juliette Tallet
Date
1904 (circa)
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
24 inches (waist), 61 inches (center front length), other measurements: bodice center front length = 13.75(bottom of neck to bottom of inner waistband)
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
1900s
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC1992105
Color Main
black
Dimensions Waist
24
Dimensions CF Length
61
Dimensions Other
bodice center front length = 13.75(bottom of neck to bottom of inner waistband)
Dimensions All
24 inches (waist), 61 inches (center front length), other measurements: bodice center front length = 13.75(bottom of neck to bottom of inner waistband)
Label
Juliette Tallet / Robes & Manteaux / 115 E. 30th St., N.Y.'
Date Earliest
1899
Date Latest
1909
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Function
day wear
Condition Term
good
Condition
Exterior = very good, almost excellent, but lining is shredded.
Mannequin
child's
Storage Location
L4
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Exhibition Notes
There is a lot left still to be learned about this dress. The lines of the dress are very unconventional and deliberate. This dress is a bit of an outlier as it has Aesthetic elements about it (such as the flowers and the patterns in the lace modesty panel) and yet the construction of the bodice is not quite free flowing enough to be fully Aesthetic. Perhaps the skirt, with its swirling illusion, is what keeps it in firmly in the aesthetic realm. To preserve this dress, first the collar and modesty panel were reinforced with conservation net. The skirt lining has barely survived and must be replaced if it is to be mounted again. Various colors of thread were used to trace the complicated manner in which the outer skirt is attached to the inner skirt. Next, the inner skirt lining will be removed and used as a pattern to create a new lining. Researched and Stabilized by Emily Leimkuhler ‘10
Work Type
dress
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