Pink Silk Gown with Fringe
Brief Item Record
Title: Pink Silk Gown with Fringe
Date: 1910-1919
Description: Pink silk gown with fringe; cream lace with silk embroidery, salmon silk crepe, pink silk satin ribbon, pink fringe, pink crepe-backed satin Slip dress. A. Ankle-length dress; v-neck lace bodice with fringe at neckline and down CF, ribbon garlanding at bust, bows at shoulders; elbow-length sleeves; ribbon at Empire waist, with flower detail CF; crepe skirt, pleated at waist, slit CF. B. Pink satin slip, ankle-length; v-neck, sleeveless, Empire waist; tie on left strap, box pleats from shoulder to waist seam, snap closures at R side, triangular insets in skirt.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2004008
Title
Pink Silk Gown with Fringe
Description
Pink silk gown with fringe; cream lace with silk embroidery, salmon silk crepe, pink silk satin ribbon, pink fringe, pink crepe-backed satin Slip dress. A. Ankle-length dress; v-neck lace bodice with fringe at neckline and down CF, ribbon garlanding at bust, bows at shoulders; elbow-length sleeves; ribbon at Empire waist, with flower detail CF; crepe skirt, pleated at waist, slit CF. B. Pink satin slip, ankle-length; v-neck, sleeveless, Empire waist; tie on left strap, box pleats from shoulder to waist seam, snap closures at R side, triangular insets in skirt.
Date
1910-1919
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
36 inches (chest), 26 inches (waist), 34 inches (hips), 44 inches (center front length), 46 inches (center back length),
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Arden Kirkland / Anna Weincrot 5/5/2004; Margaret Thompson/Sharon Scoble 2/15/10
Color Main
Chest
36
Waist
26
Hips
34
Center Front Length
44
Center Back Length
46
All Measurements
36 inches (chest), 26 inches (waist), 34 inches (hips), 44 inches (center front length), 46 inches (center back length),
Donor
Nancy Brandon Allen
Date Earliest
1910
Date Latest
1919
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Public Information
Do the slip and the dress really go together?
Condition Term
very good
Condition Description
some tearing on slip at underarms, fringe detaching, some staining
Storage Location
O7
Holding Institution
Citation
“Pink Silk Gown with Fringe,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed October 16, 2026, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/1123.