Wedding Dress of Mary Lee Hartzell
Brief Item Record
Title: Wedding Dress of Mary Lee Hartzell
Creator: Henri Bendel
Date: 1954
Description: Dress of cream silk dupioni and Alençon lace; fit and flare silhouette; bodice and skirt made of cream silk dupioni with Alençon lace detailing at neckline and sleeves; short sleeves; v-neck; slightly pointed waistline, pleating around waistline; pleated skirt with train, floor-length in front; silk-covered buttons at center back from neckline to waist; dress label reads "Henri Bendel New York."
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2007022
Title
Wedding Dress of Mary Lee Hartzell
Description
Dress of cream silk dupioni and Alençon lace; fit and flare silhouette; bodice and skirt made of cream silk dupioni with Alençon lace detailing at neckline and sleeves; short sleeves; v-neck; slightly pointed waistline, pleating around waistline; pleated skirt with train, floor-length in front; silk-covered buttons at center back from neckline to waist; dress label reads "Henri Bendel New York."
Creator
Date
1954
Subject
Clothing and dress
Relation
VC2007023
VC2007020
VC2007021
For Better and For Worse
Extent
34 inches (chest), 24 inches (waist), 53 inches (center front length), 92 inches (center back length),
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Is Referenced By
For Better and For Worse
Rights Holder
© Vassar College Costume Collection. Images in this collection may be used for teaching, classroom presentation, and research purposes only. For other reuse, reproduction and publication of these images, contact costumeshop@vassar.edu.
Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Sophie Hirabayashi 1/25/2008; Alexandra Figler 2014-01-22
Color Main
Dress Type
Closure
Closure Placement
Neckline
Sleeve Length
Waistline
Skirt Type
Length
Chest
34
Waist
24
Center Front Length
53
Center Back Length
92
All Measurements
34 inches (chest), 24 inches (waist), 53 inches (center front length), 92 inches (center back length),
Label
"Henri Bendel / New York" on small label over a seam
Worn by
Donor
Mary Lee Hartzell
Date Earliest
1954
Date Latest
1954
Culture
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Exhibitions
For Better and For Worse: Sixteen Decades of Wedding Wear at Vassar (5/23-6/9/13)
Public Information
This wedding dress was donated by Mary Lee Hartzell, class of 1953. Mary Lee wore it in her 1954 wedding. The dress was donated along with her mother's wedding dress, her sister's wedding dress, and her daughter's wedding dress.
Condition Term
very good
Condition Description
slight discoloration on back right shoulder blade
Treatment
Several layers of petticoat were needed to support the fullness of the skirt, especially at the hips. Padding at the chest and new papier-mâché shoulders were added to the mannequin, which then got a new cover. A metal eye or thread loop was added where one was missing at the waist. Treatment was completed by Caroline Picher.
Mannequin
Celeste
Storage Location
N7
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
Henri Bendel, “Wedding Dress of Mary Lee Hartzell,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed September 24, 2023, http://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/1186.
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