Black Lace Dress

Brief Item Record

Title: Black Lace Dress

Description: Black lace dress with black lining below the chest and cream above. Silk lace, the cream lining is mesh.

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC2015010

Title

Black Lace Dress

Description

Black lace dress with black lining below the chest and cream above. Silk lace, the cream lining is mesh.

Subject

Clothing and dress

Extent

32 inches (chest), 30 inches (waist), 33 inches (hips), 38.5 inches (center front length), 41 inches (center back length), 54 inches (hem circumference), 13 inches (underarm to waist). other measurements: 22 inches (neckline circumference)

Medium

Type

Physical Object

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

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

Zofia Siwicka 2015-05-28; Camilla Meeker 2020-09-24

Color Main

Color Secondary

Technique

Neckline

Sleeve Length

Costume Components

Chest

32

Waist

30

Hips

33

Center Front Length

38.5

Center Back Length

41

Hem Circumference

54

Underarm to Waist

13

Measurements Other

22 inches (neckline circumference)

All Measurements

32 inches (chest), 30 inches (waist), 33 inches (hips), 38.5 inches (center front length), 41 inches (center back length), 54 inches (hem circumference), 13 inches (underarm to waist). other measurements: 22 inches (neckline circumference)

Gender

Classification

costume
clothing

Condition Term

fair

Condition Description

There is a big rust colored stain on the front of the dress. The dress has been hand-mended in many places including the lace hem and the lace on the back of the dress. There is overall fraying and holes in the lace. There are two large holes in the lace by the armpit. The lining underneath the lace is torn in many places.

Storage Location

Q2

Work Type

Citation

“Black Lace Dress,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed October 22, 2024, http://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/6193.