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Creator: The Tailored Woman

gold floral coat

Date: 1925 (circa)

Gold flapper dress with black beading. The donor stated that this dress was worn by Alice Nelson for her 1925 wedding in Elgin, Illinois.

Creator: Best & Co.

gold coat with flowers

This gold mesh kerchief is decorated with loops of gold, white, and coral beads and white circular sequins with white beads along the entire front side. The loops of beading on the main part of the piece are primarily gold with a single coral bead,…

Creator: George William Joy

Date: 1895

Date: 2012-05-31 to 2012-06-03

The 2012 historic clothing exhibition for Vassar's Reunion was entitled "Generations of Fashion." Curated by Faculty Emeritus Holly K. Hummel, this exhibition showcased clothing worn by Vassar families, most notably an array of family heirlooms from…

floral print light gauze skirt

Date: 1895-1905

Gauze dressing gown of ivory dotted Swiss, trimmed with blue satin ribbon (modern?)

Creator: J.B.F.

Date: 1900-1919

White, cotton floor length dress with lace decoration on bodice, sleeves and skirt; flared skirt with gathered ruffle; tucks at waist give skirt shape; band collar in lace; vertical lace panels on bodice front with horizontal lace strips on center…

Date: 1875 (circa)

Full length bustle cage of cotton tapes and wire.

Cotton tape and metal bustle cage; 27 metal rings attached to cotton with studs every inch; seven vertical bands of cotton tape; buckle center front waist; very wide weave of cotton tape center bottom; cotton tape has pattern of stripes and diamonds.

full length bustle cage-3; Lower hoops suspended from belt and bustle by 1.5 inch vertical tape, lower hoops also connected to upper bustle with twill tape in criss-cross formation with rivets; width of both upper and lower hoops can be adjusted via…

full length bustle cage-2

full length bustle cage-1

Date: 2014-05-13

Some students from the group Project AWARE, posing in corsets during a visit to the Vassar College Costume Collection for "Trying on History"