Gold Silk Jacquard Dress with Floral Motif
Brief Item Record
Title: Gold Silk Jacquard Dress with Floral Motif
Date: 1830-1850
Description: Gold Silk Jacquard Dress with Floral Motif and Leg-of-Mutton Sleeves; 1. Gold Silk jacquard with floral motif; Lining at Hem, Bodice, Sleeves; Boning at bodice front. 2. Full length; Empire waist; Leg-o-Mutton sleeves; Boned bodice; Low neckline. 3. Decorative pleats at bodice front, shoulder bands, and cuffs; Skirt gathered at back, pleated at front; heart-shape illusion at bust
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2011001
Title
Gold Silk Jacquard Dress with Floral Motif
Description
Gold Silk Jacquard Dress with Floral Motif and Leg-of-Mutton Sleeves; 1. Gold Silk jacquard with floral motif; Lining at Hem, Bodice, Sleeves; Boning at bodice front. 2. Full length; Empire waist; Leg-o-Mutton sleeves; Boned bodice; Low neckline. 3. Decorative pleats at bodice front, shoulder bands, and cuffs; Skirt gathered at back, pleated at front; heart-shape illusion at bust
Date
1830-1850
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
26 inches (chest), 22 inches (waist), 32 inches (hips), 47 inches (center front length), 49 inches (center back length),
Type
Physical Object
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Color Main
Sleeve Type
Sleeve Length
Waistline
Skirt Type
Length
Costume Components
Chest
26
Waist
22
Hips
32
Center Front Length
47
Center Back Length
49
All Measurements
26 inches (chest), 22 inches (waist), 32 inches (hips), 47 inches (center front length), 49 inches (center back length),
Donor
Patsy Bessolo
Date Earliest
1830
Date Latest
1850
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Storage Location
B9
Holding Institution
Work Type
Pattern
Citation
“Gold Silk Jacquard Dress with Floral Motif,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed September 24, 2023, http://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/1218.