Black Blue and Gold Multilayered Dress

Brief Item Record

Title: Black Blue and Gold Multilayered Dress

Date: 1910-1919

Description: dress of black and blue net over ivory silk, with gold embroidery metallic gold braid embroidery cream silk lining blue mesh drapes black mesh drapes boned inner bodice cream lace trim on bodice gold waist detail with buttons

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC1992043

Title

Black Blue and Gold Multilayered Dress

Description

dress of black and blue net over ivory silk, with gold embroidery metallic gold braid embroidery cream silk lining blue mesh drapes black mesh drapes boned inner bodice cream lace trim on bodice gold waist detail with buttons

Date

1910-1919

Subject

Clothing and dress

Extent

other measurements: inner waist = 30.25

Type

Physical Object

Temporal Coverage

Rights

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Rights Holder

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Costume Item Type Metadata

Color Main

Measurements Other

inner waist = 30.25

All Measurements

other measurements: inner waist = 30.25

Date Earliest

1910

Date Latest

1919

Gender

Classification

costume
clothing

Category

Function

Condition Term

poor

Condition Description

Material is disintegrating all over the garment but see most seriously in the tassels in the bottom and on the back area. Many tears, wrinkles . Cream silk lining is rotting. 2 buttons missing, 1 is in binder entry . Weight/quality of gold braid embroidery is ripping off dress.

Storage Location

L3

Work Type

Citation

“Black Blue and Gold Multilayered Dress,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed September 19, 2024, http://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/715.