Brown Velvet Bodice with Sheer Sleeves

Brief Item Record

Title: Brown Velvet Bodice with Sheer Sleeves

Description: brown velvet bodice w/see through sleeves and embroidery + floral pattern; brown velvet bodice w/see through sleeves and embroidery + floral pattern brown velvet bodice, hook and eye CF closure added later on top of former hook and eye closure, fitted, pintucks at collar, brown velvet 'ribbons'looping around neck with golden brown silk embroidered floral patterns brown silk loose weave tucks on sleeves, full length, fitted at wrist, brown silk lining silk lining, metal (tortoiseshell?!) boning in silk casing, addition of yellow patches to interior, brown synthetic added later to bottom

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC2001166

Title

Brown Velvet Bodice with Sheer Sleeves

Description

brown velvet bodice w/see through sleeves and embroidery + floral pattern; brown velvet bodice w/see through sleeves and embroidery + floral pattern brown velvet bodice, hook and eye CF closure added later on top of former hook and eye closure, fitted, pintucks at collar, brown velvet 'ribbons'looping around neck with golden brown silk embroidered floral patterns brown silk loose weave tucks on sleeves, full length, fitted at wrist, brown silk lining silk lining, metal (tortoiseshell?!) boning in silk casing, addition of yellow patches to interior, brown synthetic added later to bottom

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Physical Object

Temporal Coverage

Rights

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

Rights Holder

© Vassar College Costume Collection. Images in this collection may be used for teaching, classroom presentation, and research purposes only. For other reuse, reproduction and publication of these images, contact costumeshop@vassar.edu.

Costume Item Type Metadata

Cataloguer with Date

??? 3/1/2010

Color Main

Label

partially cut - likely read 'Liberty & Co. Ltd. / HISTORIC COSTUME STUDIO / Regent St. W.

Classification

costume
clothing

Category

Condition Description

half of collar missing; tacking on exterior; many additions on interior; No changes were made to change the look or style of the garment

Storage Location

D10

Work Type

Pattern

Citation

“Brown Velvet Bodice with Sheer Sleeves,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed July 6, 2024, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/1007.