1920's Black Beaded Evening Dress
Brief Item Record
Title: 1920's Black Beaded Evening Dress
Description: black beaded evening dress and accessory piece; black silk crepe; metallic glass beads; brass snaps; Drop waist silhouette; boat neck neckline; sleeveless but male snaps at at left arm side and female snaps at right arm side; heavily beaded embroidery throughout entire dress; beaded lines around neck and hem; high slits but possibly a condition issue at sides; overlap sleeve detail on back; Accessory piece rectangle with 2 curved ends; beaded embroidery all over; rectangle beaded tassel at each corner
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2007008
Title
1920's Black Beaded Evening Dress
Description
black beaded evening dress and accessory piece; black silk crepe; metallic glass beads; brass snaps; Drop waist silhouette; boat neck neckline; sleeveless but male snaps at at left arm side and female snaps at right arm side; heavily beaded embroidery throughout entire dress; beaded lines around neck and hem; high slits but possibly a condition issue at sides; overlap sleeve detail on back; Accessory piece rectangle with 2 curved ends; beaded embroidery all over; rectangle beaded tassel at each corner
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
42 inches (chest), 42 inches (waist), 43.5 inches (center front length), 47 inches (center back length),
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Color Main
Chest
42
Waist
42
Center Front Length
43.5
Center Back Length
47
All Measurements
42 inches (chest), 42 inches (waist), 43.5 inches (center front length), 47 inches (center back length),
Donor
Barbara Neebe Thompson
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Condition Term
good
Storage Location
C4
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“1920's Black Beaded Evening Dress,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/1172.