Blue Grey Embroidered Silk Dress

VC2001068

Blue Grey Embroidered Silk Dress

Blue grey silk fit and flare full length evening dress with floral embroidery. Slate silk, tabby weave; light slate silk, tabby weave; slate silk embroidery, metal woven band; silver cotton metal lace; off-white spun cotton netting; metal snaps; metal hook and eyes; cream gross grain ribbon; metal embroidery thread; cream silk ribbon; cream cotton twill ribbon. Trapezoid neckline, rounded lace collar in back; attached shawl shoulders, with floral embroidery; net and metal embroidery bust panels; CF panel in slate silk with floral embroidery, trimmed in metal ribbon, opens on the left princess seam, hook and eye closures at opening, 2 layers of hook and eye closers one at the lining the other at the top silk layer; snaps and hook and eyes along back of metal ribbon; full length sleeve, with embroidery at bottom; skirt gathered at waist, covered by a sash panel of lining and overlay fabric, closes at left side seam with hook and eyes, finished with a cream silk ribbon; full length skirt, heavy embroidery at bottom, light embroidery moving up; attached shawl element continues around to back to waist; heavy floral embroidery throughout back; sash continues around back, lining fabric exposed beneath the arms; bodice completely lined with net; embroidered netting panels by bust with hook and eyes; gross grain waist band ribbon at waist with hook and eye closures, silk finishing; silk lining in skirt; twill ribbon on inside of skirt where it is gathered at waist.

Clothing and dress

34 inches (chest), 30 inches (waist), 46 inches (center front length), 52 inches (center back length),

cotton

metal

silk

Physical Object

1910s

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VC2001068

Leksi Kolanko, Chloe Boxer, Anne Silk, Sarah Saiz3/26/10

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34 inches (chest), 30 inches (waist), 46 inches (center front length), 52 inches (center back length),

costume

clothing

Day Dresses

day wear

fair

some minor tears on sleeves; some minor holes on sleeves; only very minor discoloration on the sleeves; some tears on either side of the bodice

(as of 2/1/12) Shattered on sleeves, bodice, and inner skirt, stains on the bottom of outer skirt

K9

Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

dress

floral patterns