Black Faille Bodice with Passementerie
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC1992136
Title
Black Faille Bodice with Passementerie
Description
Black faille bodice with passementerie: fitted at natural waist, long-sleeved; princess seams in front and back of bodice, with pleating from waist to hem at front; full-length sleeves widen towards wrist, 3.5'wide cuff with passementerie flower detail; passementerie detailing along neck and down front of bodie at either sides of closure; full cream silk lining; pleated tail detail; black faille weave silk, black silk passementerie, ivory silk lining, brown cotton backing, metal hook and eyes.
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
39 inches (chest), 32 inches (waist), 14 inches (center front length), 21 inches (center back length), other measurements: Center back of bodice measures 14.5, plus 6.5of pleated tail.
Medium
cotton
metal
silk
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
1850s
1860s
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC1992136
Cataloguer with Date
Margaret Thompson, Alyssa Cowley, Madeleine Boesche 3/26/10
Color Main
black
Dimensions Chest
39
Dimensions Waist
32
Dimensions CF Length
14
Dimensions CB Length
21
Dimensions Other
Center back of bodice measures 14.5, plus 6.5of pleated tail.
Dimensions All
39 inches (chest), 32 inches (waist), 14 inches (center front length), 21 inches (center back length), other measurements: Center back of bodice measures 14.5, plus 6.5of pleated tail.
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Tops
Condition Term
good
Condition
lining along neckline, cuffs, and bottom edges of front and back = severely frayed and even completely shredded
Storage Location
B7
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Work Type
bodice
Comments