When Vassar College opened in 1865, it faced a number of challenges. The question of curriculum posed a very basic and immediate problem. Matthew Vassar had decided to found a college for women equivalent to colleges intended for men, but it was…
White poly-cotton blend gymsuit; short sleeve shirtwaist dress with bloomers. Dress (a) is above knee length; gathering at waist; left breast pocket; back yoke with slight gather; cap sleeves; convertible collar; eight plastic buttons down front;…
This is a Vassar College Field Hockey Umpire Blazer. There is a pink and white VC logo embroidered on the chest pocket and a cream patch with blue and red detail on the right side of the chest that reads "USFHA National Umpire." There are two pockets…
Cream cotton underwear blouse with eyelet, pintuck, and shell-button detailing; I. Cream cotton, shell buttons, cotton laceII. Full underwear blouseIII. Crewneck trimmed with lace; straight sleeve with cuff trimmed in pintucks and lace; buttons…
Short off-white underskirt ruffle, intended to add volume to skirts worn over it; loose-weave starched cotton for ruffle; tight-weave cotton for waistband; gold-colored adjustable zipper on center back, reading "PRENTICE USA" on pull.
Two students from the group Project AWARE, posing on a sofa in full costume during a visit to the Vassar College Costume Collection for "Trying on History"