black chiffon drop-waist dress with beading
Brief Item Record
Title: black chiffon drop-waist dress with beading
Date: 1920
Description: Drop-waist dress of black chiffon with accents of green, orange, yellow, blue/purple in the beading and lining; knee length hem; boat neckline; long sleeves; snap closures along side seam; plastic beads on the skirt, neckline, bodice, and sleeves; lace on cuffs; crepe silk on upper bodice lining; silk on lower bodice/skirt lining.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2014007
Title
black chiffon drop-waist dress with beading
Description
Drop-waist dress of black chiffon with accents of green, orange, yellow, blue/purple in the beading and lining; knee length hem; boat neckline; long sleeves; snap closures along side seam; plastic beads on the skirt, neckline, bodice, and sleeves; lace on cuffs; crepe silk on upper bodice lining; silk on lower bodice/skirt lining.
Date
1920
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
27.25 inches (chest), 26 inches (waist), 33 inches (hips), 38.5 inches (center front length), 39.75 inches (center back length), 66.5 inches (hem circumference), 9 inches (underarm to waist).
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Ruby Pierce and Miranda Fetterman, October 3, 2014
Color Main
Closure
Closure Placement
Neckline
Sleeve Length
Waistline
Chest
27.25
Waist
26
Hips
33
Center Front Length
38.5
Center Back Length
39.75
Hem Circumference
66.5
Underarm to Waist
9
All Measurements
27.25 inches (chest), 26 inches (waist), 33 inches (hips), 38.5 inches (center front length), 39.75 inches (center back length), 66.5 inches (hem circumference), 9 inches (underarm to waist).
Worn by
Donor
Frances D. Fergusson
Date Earliest
1920
Date Latest
1930
Culture
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Holding Institution
Donation Date
August 29, 2014
Work Type
Citation
“black chiffon drop-waist dress with beading,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed October 22, 2024, http://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/4486.