Cream Cotton Day Dress with Floral Embroidery
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC1993001
Title
Cream Cotton Day Dress with Floral Embroidery
Description
Day dress of off-white cotton batiste with flowered embroidery, eyelet embroidery, lace openwork, and lace trim. V-neckline at front; rounded at back; CB button closure with snap at CB neck; skirt gathered onto bodice at natural waistline; CF embroidered panel attached at CF waist, then hangs loose; mid-calf length.; Day dress of off-white cotton with flowered embroidery, eyelet embroidery, lace openwork, and lace trim. V-neckline at front; rounded at back; CB button closure with snap at CB neck; skirt gathered onto bodice at natural waistline; CF embroidered panel attached at CF waist, then hangs loose; mid-calf length.
Date
1913
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
other measurements: L (shoulder to hem)=46 1/2 waist=281/2(72.5 cm)
Medium
batiste
cotton
lace
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
United States
Temporal Coverage
1910s
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC1993001
Color Main
cream
Technique
embroidering
Dimensions Other
L (shoulder to hem)=46 1/2 waist=281/2(72.5 cm)
Dimensions All
other measurements: L (shoulder to hem)=46 1/2 waist=281/2(72.5 cm)
Date Earliest
1913
Date Latest
1913
Culture
American
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Graduation
Function
academic costume
Condition Term
good
Condition
Small wrinkles throughout Folds on the sides of the skirt from storage Bottom two buttons on CD closure have been substituted with larger metal buttons White cotton has yellowed substantially Large brownish stains throughout skirt (concentrated on the right side), spotting on blouse - blood? coffee? tea? Small rust stain inside CF skirt Small pink lip liner (?) stain on right hip CF apron flap has been taken up at waist, excess folded under Pink silk sash is shattered horizontally all along the length of the sash Sash is frayed at the unfinished ends
Storage Location
D2
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Work Type
dress
Pattern
floral patterns
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