Off-White Floral Lace Dress

Brief Item Record

Title: Off-White Floral Lace Dress

Date: 1910-1919

Description: white floral lace day dress; I. off white cotton floral lace; off white cotton mesh; cream gross-grain ribbon metal hook and eyes, metal snaps. II. fit bodice, flared full skirt. III. V neckline, four layers of neckline: lace shawl collar to center waist, lace front panel from waist to bust attaches at left princess seam, mesh with embroidery at neckline attached to second from top layer, mesh v-neck attaches at center with hook and eyes; small bell full length, first 3/4 of sleeve is mesh, bottom is lace; gathered mesh at waist; mesh sash at waist level ties in bow at center back; two bands of lace on the skirt - one below hip, the other at shins; bottom has two layers of mesh; back panel of lace covered by layer of mesh from waist to mid-back; gross-grain ribbon at inside waist with hook and eye closures at center front.

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC2001067

Title

Off-White Floral Lace Dress

Description

white floral lace day dress; I. off white cotton floral lace; off white cotton mesh; cream gross-grain ribbon metal hook and eyes, metal snaps. II. fit bodice, flared full skirt. III. V neckline, four layers of neckline: lace shawl collar to center waist, lace front panel from waist to bust attaches at left princess seam, mesh with embroidery at neckline attached to second from top layer, mesh v-neck attaches at center with hook and eyes; small bell full length, first 3/4 of sleeve is mesh, bottom is lace; gathered mesh at waist; mesh sash at waist level ties in bow at center back; two bands of lace on the skirt - one below hip, the other at shins; bottom has two layers of mesh; back panel of lace covered by layer of mesh from waist to mid-back; gross-grain ribbon at inside waist with hook and eye closures at center front.

Date

1910-1919

Subject

Clothing and dress

Extent

32 inches (chest), 30 inches (waist), 34 inches (hips), 44 inches (center front length), 48.5 inches (center back length),

Medium

Type

Physical Object

Temporal Coverage

Rights

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Rights Holder

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Costume Item Type Metadata

Cataloguer with Date

Saiz, Silk 3.26.10

Color Main

Chest

32

Waist

30

Hips

34

Center Front Length

44

Center Back Length

48.5

All Measurements

32 inches (chest), 30 inches (waist), 34 inches (hips), 44 inches (center front length), 48.5 inches (center back length),

Date Earliest

1910

Date Latest

1919

Classification

costume
clothing

Category

Function

Condition Term

good

Condition Description

Loosening of some seams; discoloration; lace in overall good condition, lace still flexible

Mannequin

Amy

Storage Location

K9

Work Type

Pattern

Citation

“Off-White Floral Lace Dress,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed December 4, 2023, http://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/908.