Black Two Piece Dress with Lace
Brief Item Record
Title: Black Two Piece Dress with Lace
Date: 1900
Description: Black silk bodice and skirt with wool trim and lace with embroidery on bodice. The lace is tan with pink and green embroidery, and sections of it are underlaid with light green silk. The bodice has rows of pintucks and the center front has a section of embroidered net. The skirt has three tiers and a ruffle inside the hem. There are three different selvedges on the black fabrics, so possibly three different fabrics, but very well matched.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2020008
Title
Black Two Piece Dress with Lace
Description
Black silk bodice and skirt with wool trim and lace with embroidery on bodice. The lace is tan with pink and green embroidery, and sections of it are underlaid with light green silk. The bodice has rows of pintucks and the center front has a section of embroidered net. The skirt has three tiers and a ruffle inside the hem. There are three different selvedges on the black fabrics, so possibly three different fabrics, but very well matched.
Date
1900
Subject
Clothing and Dress.
Extent
Bodice (A): 36 (chest), 24 (waist), 18.5 (center front length), 18.5 (center back length), 9.25 (armpit to waist), 18 (sleeve length); Skirt (B): 24 (waist), 40 (center front length) 44.5 (center back length), 128 (hem circumference)
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
Shanti Fowler-Puja 2020-02-06
Color Main
Collar
Sleeve Type
Sleeve Length
Waistline
Length
Chest
36
Waist
24
Center Front Length
40
18.5
Center Back Length
18.5
44.5
Hem Circumference
128
Underarm to Waist
9.25
Measurements Other
18 (sleeve length)
All Measurements
Bodice (A): 36 (chest), 24 (waist), 18.5 (center front length), 18.5 (center back length), 9.25 (armpit to waist), 18 (sleeve length); Skirt (B): 24 (waist), 40 (center front length) 44.5 (center back length), 128 (hem circumference)
Donor
Maine Maritime Museum
Date Earliest
1900
Gender
Classification
clothing
Condition Term
very good
Condition Description
There is a stain on the front of the skirt. The inside of the bodice has been altered and the fabric is tearing. The fabric has worn away at the ends of some of the boning. The pink and green embroidery and fabric is significantly faded, and the green silk has tears. Overall in good condition.
Storage Location
I5
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“Black Two Piece Dress with Lace,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed October 22, 2024, http://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/6299.