Black Embossed Velvet Bodice with Beading
Brief Item Record
Title: Black Embossed Velvet Bodice with Beading
Description: ; Black embossed velvet Bodice with collar and beaded sleeves Rounded sleeve cuffs with large beaded detail divided by ropey trim. Beaded detail echoes velvet embossing. High neckline (high collar, folded over). Thirteen beaded buttons down center front, possibly with wood base. Darts at waist. Tail in back, may have been taken in. Velvet embossing is floral (flowers like poinsettia). Much evidence of hand stitching/repairs. Paneled back.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2010002
Title
Black Embossed Velvet Bodice with Beading
Description
; Black embossed velvet Bodice with collar and beaded sleeves Rounded sleeve cuffs with large beaded detail divided by ropey trim. Beaded detail echoes velvet embossing. High neckline (high collar, folded over). Thirteen beaded buttons down center front, possibly with wood base. Darts at waist. Tail in back, may have been taken in. Velvet embossing is floral (flowers like poinsettia). Much evidence of hand stitching/repairs. Paneled back.
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
31 inches (chest), 25 inches (waist), 19 inches (center front length), 32 inches (center back length),
Type
Physical Object
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Sharon Scoble, Alyssa Cowley, Emily Leimkuhler 3/3/2010
Color Main
Chest
31
Waist
25
Center Front Length
19
Center Back Length
32
All Measurements
31 inches (chest), 25 inches (waist), 19 inches (center front length), 32 inches (center back length),
Donor
Marcia Goldman Widenor
References
Stella Blum, Harper's Bazaar 1867-1898, 1974, p. 80, 88, 99
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Condition Term
good
Condition Description
Some tearing under arms, beading fragile (some buttons falling apart), button interfacing tearing. Signs of hand mending.
Storage Location
O1
Holding Institution
Work Type
Pattern
Citation
“Black Embossed Velvet Bodice with Beading,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/1210.