Gray Raffia Lace Dress with Belt
Brief Item Record
Title: Gray Raffia Lace Dress with Belt
Description: Grey raffia lace dress and matching belt: gray crocheted raffia lace; side metal zipper; green elastic waistband; off-white synthetic slip; gray crocheted raffia belt with synthetic ribbon backing. Fit and flare silhouette; mid-calf length skirt with scalloped hem; sleeveless; 4'wide shoulder bands; rounded, scalloped neckline; side zipper; green elastic inner waistband. Off-white strapless slip with sweetheart neckline; bodice with boning; back zipper; starched banded hem with rows of stitching. Gray raffia and synthetic ribbon belt with double hook and eye closure.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2007001
Title
Gray Raffia Lace Dress with Belt
Description
Grey raffia lace dress and matching belt: gray crocheted raffia lace; side metal zipper; green elastic waistband; off-white synthetic slip; gray crocheted raffia belt with synthetic ribbon backing. Fit and flare silhouette; mid-calf length skirt with scalloped hem; sleeveless; 4'wide shoulder bands; rounded, scalloped neckline; side zipper; green elastic inner waistband. Off-white strapless slip with sweetheart neckline; bodice with boning; back zipper; starched banded hem with rows of stitching. Gray raffia and synthetic ribbon belt with double hook and eye closure.
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
36.5 inches (chest), 28 inches (waist), 46 inches (hips), 44 inches (center front length), 42 inches (center back length), other measurements: CF 10.25neckline to waist CB 10neckline to waist
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Sharon Scoble 2/19/2010
Color Main
Closure
Chest
36.5
Waist
28
Hips
46
Center Front Length
44
Center Back Length
42
Measurements Other
CF 10.25neckline to waist CB 10neckline to waist
All Measurements
36.5 inches (chest), 28 inches (waist), 46 inches (hips), 44 inches (center front length), 42 inches (center back length), other measurements: CF 10.25neckline to waist CB 10neckline to waist
Label
Mode Anna Giovannozzi, Borgognissanti. Tel. 21735 - Firenze'(2 identical tags in dress and slip)
Worn by
Donor
Frank L. Dent
Culture
Classification
costume
clothing
Function
Condition Term
very good
Condition Description
Some discoloration of raffia
Storage Location
O11
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“Gray Raffia Lace Dress with Belt,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/1165.