Bustle Ensemble with Plaid Top and Green Skirt
Brief Item Record
Title: Bustle Ensemble with Plaid Top and Green Skirt
Date: 1885-1905
Description: Olive green ensemble of plaid wool, cotton, boning, velvet, metal, brown linen lining; plaid wool bodice (a) with four darts in the front; lining of bodice linen with boning; open front with hook and eye closures and with right side that overlaps with V-shape; turn down collar of green velvet; two piece long sleeves, green lining; high waist; olive green gored skirt (b) with six gores; floor length; high waist with two added snap closures at center back; gather and two darts on back; two tiered plaid trim.; Bustle ensemble with plaid top and green skirt
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2004019
Title
Bustle Ensemble with Plaid Top and Green Skirt
Description
Olive green ensemble of plaid wool, cotton, boning, velvet, metal, brown linen lining; plaid wool bodice (a) with four darts in the front; lining of bodice linen with boning; open front with hook and eye closures and with right side that overlaps with V-shape; turn down collar of green velvet; two piece long sleeves, green lining; high waist; olive green gored skirt (b) with six gores; floor length; high waist with two added snap closures at center back; gather and two darts on back; two tiered plaid trim.; Bustle ensemble with plaid top and green skirt
Date
1885-1905
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
34 inches (chest), 17.5 inches (waist), 57 inches (center front length), 63 inches (center back length), 113 inches (hem circumference), other measurements: 15.5 inches (center back A); 47.5 inches (center back B); 14 inches (center front A); 43 inches (center front B)
Type
Physical Object
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Color Main
Closure
Collar
Sleeve Type
Sleeve Length
Waistline
Skirt Type
Chest
34
Waist
17.5
Center Front Length
57
Center Back Length
63
Hem Circumference
113
Measurements Other
15.5 inches (center back A); 47.5 inches (center back B); 14 inches (center front A); 43 inches (center front B)
All Measurements
34 inches (chest), 17.5 inches (waist), 57 inches (center front length), 63 inches (center back length), 113 inches (hem circumference), other measurements: 15.5 inches (center back A); 47.5 inches (center back B); 14 inches (center front A); 43 inches (center front B)
Donor
Nancy Brandon Allen
Date Earliest
1885
Date Latest
1905
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Condition Term
good
Condition Description
a few stains on skirt; major tearing in lining of bodice; some holes at cuffs; fraying at hem of skirt; fading in armpits; alterations on bodice.
Storage Location
L10
Holding Institution
Work Type
Pattern
Citation
“Bustle Ensemble with Plaid Top and Green Skirt,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed September 15, 2024, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/1134.