Black Chiffon Bodice with Ivory Silk Collar

Brief Item Record

Title: Black Chiffon Bodice with Ivory Silk Collar

Creator: Maison Levilion

Description: black chiffon bodice with ivory silk chiffon collar, bodice with rows of fine pin tucks and rows of small black beads in wave design. Black silk chiffon, ivory silk chiffon, black silk twill lining, black grosgrain inner waistband, beads possibly made of glass; black chiffon bodice with ivory silk chiffon collar, bodice with rows of fine pin tucks (vertical on body, horizontal on sleeves) and rows of small black beads in wave design; black silk twill lining; standing collar of lace and beads w/ inner metal stays; ivory F--- type pleated collar w/ black chiffon overlay and beads; attached sash of pleated black silk satin..

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC1992051

Title

Black Chiffon Bodice with Ivory Silk Collar

Description

black chiffon bodice with ivory silk chiffon collar, bodice with rows of fine pin tucks and rows of small black beads in wave design. Black silk chiffon, ivory silk chiffon, black silk twill lining, black grosgrain inner waistband, beads possibly made of glass; black chiffon bodice with ivory silk chiffon collar, bodice with rows of fine pin tucks (vertical on body, horizontal on sleeves) and rows of small black beads in wave design; black silk twill lining; standing collar of lace and beads w/ inner metal stays; ivory F--- type pleated collar w/ black chiffon overlay and beads; attached sash of pleated black silk satin..

Creator

Subject

Clothing and dress

Extent

25.75 inches (waist), 16.25 inches (center back length), other measurements: CB= to waist= 13.75

Type

Physical Object

Temporal Coverage

Rights

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

Rights Holder

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Costume Item Type Metadata

Color Main

Color Secondary

Costume Components

Waist

25.75

Center Back Length

16.25

Measurements Other

CB= to waist= 13.75

All Measurements

25.75 inches (waist), 16.25 inches (center back length), other measurements: CB= to waist= 13.75

Label

Mon. Lévilion 14, Rue de Rome, Paris

Gender

Classification

costume
clothing

Category

Condition Term

excellent

Condition Description

excellent - some seems w/ loose stitches, beads = faded? deteriorated. Three beads fell off; were placed in baggy in folder.

Storage Location

N5

Work Type

Citation

Maison Levilion, “Black Chiffon Bodice with Ivory Silk Collar,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed September 12, 2024, http://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/723.