1879 Graduation Ensemble
Date: 1879
Ivory ensemble of silk satin and lace with taffeta trim: basque bodice of ivory satin; fitted; with 3/4 length sleeves; lace ruffle trim at collar and down CF and cuffs. Skirt of ivory satin; panel of lace at front, fullness at back to accommodate…
1924 Class Day Dress
Date: 1924
Dress of sheer yellow and ivory cotton batiste with embroidered trim; cord tie neckline with tassels at ends; cap sleeves; band of fabric defining dropped waist; skirt gathered onto dropped waist; ivory embroidered trim on skirt (single strand…
1926 Gymsuit Ensemble
Date: 1926
1926 Gymsuit of Dorothy Reid Kittell VC 26, includes 2 white middy blouses with red trim and 1 pair of black bloomers with a red stripe down the side of each leg
Beaded Bow Dress
Date: 1920-1929
Black chiffon dress with beaded bow at dropped waist. Sheer black silk crepe chiffon, round white glass beads, mother of pearl, silver bugle beads, metal snaps, black grosgrain ribbon inner waistband with metal hooks and eyes.
Brown Wool and Velvet Bustle Ensemble
Date: 1880 (circa)
Ensemble (day dress) of brown merino wool and velvet, with basque bodice and bustled skirt; bodice has standing velvet collar and velvet lapels, center front button closure with brown crochet covered buttons, 2 piece set in sleeve with velvet cuff,…
Daisy Chain Dress
Date: 1925
Dress of sheer ivory cotton batiste: boatneck; cap sleeves; dropped waist with skirt gathered and hand sewn to waistline at sides; mid calf length; metal hook and eye closures; inserted lace panels from neckline to hemline at center front and center…
Dark Blue Ensemble with Crocheted Lace
Date: 1905 (circa)
Dark blue crepe two-part dress with crocheted lace insets and black and green pleat details; band collar neckline; open front pleated bodice with crochet insets at collar and bust; hook and eye closures center front and back waist; taffeta bias tape…
Dorothy Kittell Hesselman VC1951 at Reunion.
Dorothy Kittell Hesselman VC1951 wearing her mother’s gymsuit to her own 40th reunion, in 1991. Courtesy Dorothy Kittell Hesselman VC1951. From left to right: Judith Guild Stewart, Barbara Miller Piane, Dorothy Kittell Hesselman, and Barbara…
Dorothy Reid Kittell winning a race
Dorothy Reid Kittell winning a race (on the right). Courtesy Dorothy Kittell Hesselman VC1951
Dress of Metallic Floral Brocade and Black Net
Date: 1915-1925
Dress of light green silk georgette with black net overlay trimmed with panels and overskirt of flowered brocade with metallic threads.; Dress of mint green silk chiffon with black net overlay trimmed with panels and overskirt of flowered brocade…
Photograph of Alice Blanchard, Alice Shore, and E. Sutter
Photograph of Alice Blanchard, Alice Shore, and E. Sutter, wearing styles similar to the brown wool and velvet bustle dress in the collection, VC1992008. Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections Library, Vassar College (Student Photograph Album…
Photograph of Eliza Hamlier
Photograph of Eliza Hamlier, wearing a style similar to the brown wool and velvet bustle dress in the collection, VC1992008. Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections Library, Vassar College (Student Photograph Album #18, from Annie M. Reed, VC…
Photograph of Gertie Palmer
Photograph of Gertie Palmer in her Vassar graduation dress, 1879, the same year as Sallie Tucker Blake, who wore VC1984001. Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections Library, Vassar College (Student Photograph Album #27)
Photograph of Kathryn Keeler Sherrill carrying the Daisy Chain
Creator: unknown photographer
Date: 1925
Kathryn Keeler Sherrill carrying the Daisy Chain for the commencement ceremony at Vassar College, 1925. Courtesy of Kathryn Keeler Sherrill VC 1927.
Photograph of Sallie Tucker Blake
Full length photograph of Sallie Tucker Blake, VC Class of 1879. Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections Library, Vassar College (Student Photograph Album #22)