Black Taffeta Day Dress
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2001080
Title
Black Taffeta Day Dress
Description
Silk, cotton, metal, wool; crinoline dress; black silk taffeta bodice, six waist darts at front, princess seams at back; crew neckline; two-piece sleeves with black cotton lace and buttons along center front; metal hook and eye closures at center front of bodice; black silk taffeta full length crinoline skirt with cartridge pleats at front and center back; metal hook and eye closure at center front; green wool binding on edge of hem; fully lined; black silk taffeta, natural polished cotton, brass hooks and eyes, dark green hem band, black lace (cotton? synthetic?), black glass beads fitted bodice; full skirt fitted bodice, princess seem in front, two waist darts per side in back; two piece sleeves, curved, dropped shoulder, lace and beads at cuff which extends up at seem past wrist; covered non functional buttons at center back, interior hooks and eyes; full skirt, cartridge pleats on front; slit where skirt meets at back and hook and eye; narrow black piping at waist band, shoulder, and neck; polished cotton lining
Date
1850-1870
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
40 inches (chest), 29.5 inches (waist), 54.5 inches (center front length), 49.25 inches (center back length), other measurements: 23 inches (sleeve length)
Medium
cotton
glass
metal
silk
wool
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
1850s
1860s
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC2001080
Cataloguer with Date
Boesche, Starr 03/03/2010; Emily Goddard and Bailey Strauss, 3/24/14
Color Main
black
Technique
darts
Structure Silhouette
hoopskirt
Closure Type
hooks and eyes
Closure Placement
center front closure
Structure Neckline
crew
Structure Sleeves
two piece tailored sleeve
Structure Waist
natural waistline
Structure Skirt
bell skirt
Structure Hem
floor length
Costume Component
lining
Dimensions Chest
40
Dimensions Waist
29.5
Dimensions CF Length
54.5
Dimensions CB Length
49.25
Dimensions Other
23 inches (sleeve length)
Dimensions All
40 inches (chest), 29.5 inches (waist), 54.5 inches (center front length), 49.25 inches (center back length), other measurements: 23 inches (sleeve length)
Date Earliest
1850
Date Latest
1869
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Function
day wear
Condition Term
good
Condition
Taken out at side seam; small tear in left sleeve; loose at neckline; small tear at center front of skirt; hook at center front waist re-sewn; taken out at shoulder seam; missing two hooks at center front; yellow spots on skirt lining
Mannequin
size 11 1968
Storage Location
F5
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Work Type
dress
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