Wedding Dress of Willa McCarthy
Brief Item Record
Title: Wedding Dress of Willa McCarthy
Date: 1997
Description: White wedding dress(a) of satin, net, sequins, and beads; long sleeves with some gathering at shoulders; full, floor-length gathered skirt; decorative beads and sequins on the bodice, sleeves, skirt, and him in a symmetrical lace and floral motif; fitted torso and pointed waist at the front and back; three decorative satin flowers with beaded centers at center back waist; white metal zipper at the center back; sleeves are long and made of tulle with two triangular cuts at each cuff; v-shaped dip at center back; skirt gathered at waist, full, layered with sheer tulle, and decorative floral white lace motif at the hem. Separate train (b) of gathered net with sequins and beads.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2003008
Title
Wedding Dress of Willa McCarthy
Description
White wedding dress(a) of satin, net, sequins, and beads; long sleeves with some gathering at shoulders; full, floor-length gathered skirt; decorative beads and sequins on the bodice, sleeves, skirt, and him in a symmetrical lace and floral motif; fitted torso and pointed waist at the front and back; three decorative satin flowers with beaded centers at center back waist; white metal zipper at the center back; sleeves are long and made of tulle with two triangular cuts at each cuff; v-shaped dip at center back; skirt gathered at waist, full, layered with sheer tulle, and decorative floral white lace motif at the hem. Separate train (b) of gathered net with sequins and beads.
Date
1997
Subject
Clothing and dress
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Is Referenced By
For Better and For Worse
Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Color Main
Technique
Dress Type
Closure
Closure Placement
Neckline
Sleeve Length
Waistline
Length
Worn by
Donor
Willa McCarthy
Date Earliest
1997
Date Latest
1997
Culture
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Exhibitions
For Better and For Worse, Spring 2013
Public Information
This dress was worn by Willa McCarthy, VC class of 1992, for her wedding at Alumnae House on December 29, 1997.
Condition Term
excellent
Treatment
The mannequin was padded slightly to fit the dress. The sleeves were filled with rolls of off-white net to support the shape.
Mannequin
size 12, 1974
Storage Location
Z
Holding Institution
Pattern
Citation
“Wedding Dress of Willa McCarthy,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed October 22, 2024, http://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/1115.
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