Blue Bustle Dress
Brief Item Record
Title: Blue Bustle Dress
Description: Blue plaid bustle ensemble, 2 piece, of blue and plaid Burgess trimmed with white lace and black velvet ribbon. Interior/lining may be original (1870-1890) but exterior may have been recreated in the 20th century as a theatrical costume. Bodice: fitted polonaise, collar ruffles stained (outside and inside edge), cuffs stained . Skirt: fading at hem, especially center back, stains on front on plaid and blue .
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC1992002
Title
Blue Bustle Dress
Description
Blue plaid bustle ensemble, 2 piece, of blue and plaid Burgess trimmed with white lace and black velvet ribbon. Interior/lining may be original (1870-1890) but exterior may have been recreated in the 20th century as a theatrical costume. Bodice: fitted polonaise, collar ruffles stained (outside and inside edge), cuffs stained . Skirt: fading at hem, especially center back, stains on front on plaid and blue .
Subject
Clothing and dress
Type
Physical Object
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Faren, Alyssa, Margaret 3/5/2010
Color Main
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Condition Term
good
Condition Description
Bodice: collar ruffles stained (outside and inside edge), cuffs stained Skirt fading at hem, especially center back, stains on fron on plaid and blue
Storage Location
Deaccession Box
Holding Institution
Work Type
Pattern
Citation
“Blue Bustle Dress,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 4, 2023, http://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/674.