Black Lace Bodice with Full Sleeves

Brief Item Record

Title: Black Lace Bodice with Full Sleeves

Creator: Maison Levilion

Description: black lace bodice with tassels and very full sleeves, bodice of black silk twill, very fine poit des' prit net gathered over CF.; black lace bodice with tassels and very full sleeves, bodice of black silk twill, very fine poit des' prit net gathered over CF po--- 'sailor'type collar of point des'prit w/ tiny jet beads edges in black satin bias tape, very full sleeves of black frille cuffs and net inset over ivory silk lining and interlining w/ beads at edge; lace pleated satin waist sash ending in self fabric rosette, CF black satin bow and tassel of braid and jet beands. Seams = machine stitched, seam edges = hard scalloped and stitched w/ tape bows = covered in black ribbon, short metal bows in collar

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC1992052

Title

Black Lace Bodice with Full Sleeves

Description

black lace bodice with tassels and very full sleeves, bodice of black silk twill, very fine poit des' prit net gathered over CF.; black lace bodice with tassels and very full sleeves, bodice of black silk twill, very fine poit des' prit net gathered over CF po--- 'sailor'type collar of point des'prit w/ tiny jet beads edges in black satin bias tape, very full sleeves of black frille cuffs and net inset over ivory silk lining and interlining w/ beads at edge; lace pleated satin waist sash ending in self fabric rosette, CF black satin bow and tassel of braid and jet beands. Seams = machine stitched, seam edges = hard scalloped and stitched w/ tape bows = covered in black ribbon, short metal bows in collar

Creator

Maison Levilion

Subject

Clothing and dress

Extent

26 inches (waist), 18.5 inches (center back length), other measurements: collar height = 3

Type

Physical Object

Temporal Coverage

1890s

Rights

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Rights Holder

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Costume Item Type Metadata

Color Main

black

Waist

26

Center Back Length

18.5

Measurements Other

collar height = 3

All Measurements

26 inches (waist), 18.5 inches (center back length), other measurements: collar height = 3

Label

Mon levilion, 14 Rue de Rome, Paris - on inner grossgrain waistband

Gender

womenswear

Classification

costume
clothing

Category

Tops

Condition Term

fair

Condition Description

good - ivory silk lining of collar w/ inset, and cuffs, very torn - rotten torn sleeves, silk lining shattering, falling apart in several places, especially sleeves, hem and collar. Leg-of-mutton sleeves in good shape. Set aside for condition.

Treatment

1/17/2018 - Bodice was frozen for 48 hours and then vacuumed. (Condition Report: Alexandra Figler)

Mannequin

7, 1986

Storage Location

M3

Work Type

bodice

Citation

Maison Levilion, “Black Lace Bodice with Full Sleeves,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed September 12, 2024, http://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/724.