Cream Floral and Lace Ensemble
Date: 1900s-1910s
This is a cream blouse with a natural waist, bateau neckline, peter pan collar, and elbow-length sleeves. The bodice, sleeves, and collar are made of a silk chiffon with green, red, and purple floral print and decorated with cream lace and…
Black Two Piece Dress with Lace
Date: 1900
Black silk bodice and skirt with wool trim and lace with embroidery on bodice. The lace is tan with pink and green embroidery, and sections of it are underlaid with light green silk. The bodice has rows of pintucks and the center front has a section…
White Petticoat with pink ribbon and eyelet detail
Date: 1905
White petticoat with pink ribbon and eyelet detail. The petticoat is made of white cotton throughout, silk at the ribbon, and embroidered at the ribbon casing. The skirt is gathered at the hem, pleated, and has a bow at the front. The bottom half is…
White Shirtwaist with Added Collar and Tucks
Date: 1900-1910
; White cotton and plain weave shirtwaist. White cotton and plain weave throughout. Hand sewing throughout. Cut on the straight of grain. Slight v-neck with cutwork machine-sewn attached collar. Shoulder and center back tucks. Faggoting at center…
Wedding Dress of Ellen Suydam Lott Rapelje
Date: 1907
Dress of cream silk, lace, and chenille; S-curve silhouette; cream silk bodice with cream floral print has pleats extending from shoulder blades at back to waist at front; puff sleeves with draped layers of silk and lace, flounced lace at bottom of…
Photograph of Fanny Simpson, Class of 1902
Photograph of Fanny Simpson, Class of 1902 Fanny Simpson, another bridesmaid in Grace Woodworth’s wedding and a Vassar graduate of 1902, was a social butterfly and fashion enthusiast who donned very feminine, fashionable dress. Courtesy of Archives…
Portrait of Floy Stager (Shirk) ex-1907
Portrait of Floy Stager Shirk, VC ex-1907, during her freshman year at Vassar, c. 1904. Courtesy of Marolyn Davenport, VC1968, her granddaughter.
Photograph of Floy S. Shirk on a horse
Floy Stager Shirk on a horse. Courtesy of her granddaughter, Marolyn Davenport VC1968.
Navy Blue Wool Gym Suit of M. Constance Wilson
Date: 1905-1910
Navy blue wool gymsuit; courtesy of Special Collections, Vassar College Library. Bodice: Navy blue wool (serge?); waistband of black cotton sateen; four rows of black wool braid on collar; three rows of black wool braid on cuffs; neckline and…
Navy Blue Wool Gymsuit of F. Stager
Date: 1905-1910
Navy blue wool gymsuit; courtesy of Special Collections, Vassar College Library. Bodice: Navy blue wool (serge?); waistband of black cotton sateen; four rows of black wool braid on collar; three rows of black wool braid on cuffs; neckline and…
Black Bodice with Cream Lace Collar
Black silk crepe bodice with high cream lace collar and gathered sleeves trimmed with black and cream lace.; 1. Black silk crepe, cream cotton lace, fine cream cotton net, large cream cotton net, black cotton lace, metal hook and bars and eyes,…
White Bloomers
Date: 1905 (circa)
White cotton bloomers with intentionally split crotch, lace detail at bottom of cuff, 3 buttons, and tiered cuffs.
Cream Lace Bodice
cream lace bodice
Black Lace Overdress with Sheer Sleeves
black lace overdress; 3/4 sleeves, double layered corset bodice, skirt/train is single layered lace, straight supported collar.; black lace overdress 3/4 sleeves, double layered corset bodice, skirt/train is single layered lace, straight supported…
Cream and Black Printed Silk Dress with Black Lace
Date: 1900-1904
Two-piece cream silk ensemble with black print and lace: boned, high-neck bodice with flutter sleeves, full skirt with bustle pleats and train.
; Cream silk ensemble with black print and black lace . Band collar covered in lace. Lace inserts…