Beige 1925 Wedding Dress with Lace
Brief Item Record
Title: Beige 1925 Wedding Dress with Lace
Date: 1925
Description: Beige satin wedding dress with tan lace trim, pearls with accompanying bridal cap, bridal cap veil, and lace pieces. Straight chemise style over-dress with under-dress with fitted sleeves attached. Combination of hand-sewing and machine-sewing throughout.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2017002
Title
Beige 1925 Wedding Dress with Lace
Description
Beige satin wedding dress with tan lace trim, pearls with accompanying bridal cap, bridal cap veil, and lace pieces. Straight chemise style over-dress with under-dress with fitted sleeves attached. Combination of hand-sewing and machine-sewing throughout.
Date
1925
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
33 inches (chest), 34 inches (waist), 38 inches (hips), 48.5 inches (center front length), 44 inches (center back length), 55.5 inches (hem circumference), 12.5 inches (underarm to waist). other measurements: separate lace strips: length: 32.5"
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
Rachel Wallace 2017-01-11; Mahalia Hunter 2020-09-18
Color Main
Color Secondary
Dress Type
Neckline
Sleeve Type
Waistline
Skirt Type
Length
Costume Components
Chest
33
Waist
34
Hips
38
Center Front Length
48.5
Center Back Length
44
Hem Circumference
55.5
Underarm to Waist
12.5
Measurements Other
separate lace strips: length: 32.5"
All Measurements
33 inches (chest), 34 inches (waist), 38 inches (hips), 48.5 inches (center front length), 44 inches (center back length), 55.5 inches (hem circumference), 12.5 inches (underarm to waist). other measurements: separate lace strips: length: 32.5"
Donor
Elizabeth Allen
Date Earliest
1921
Date Latest
1925
Culture
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Life Stages
Socio-Economic Class
Public Information
Virginia Fairfield Warren was the daughter of Dean William M. Warren of Boston University. She and Edward E. Allen, Jr. (Harvard Class of '21) married in 1925. Donor was Virginia's granddaughter, Elizabeth Allen. Elizabeth donated this dress along with her husband's grandmother's wedding dress, VC2017001, worn by Rosalind Howe Sturges '28.
Condition Term
very good
Condition Description
A few fraying seams under arms. Weak and messy netting sewn into neckline. A few small stains on front of dress. One tear in lace on front of skirt.
Treatment
Treatment plan: stain removal? resewing tears under arms, neckline - clip messy netting
Mannequin
size 6
Holding Institution
Donation Date
2017-01
Citation
“Beige 1925 Wedding Dress with Lace,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed September 12, 2024, http://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/6207.