White 50's Party Dress with Blue Sash
Brief Item Record
Title: White 50's Party Dress with Blue Sash
Creator: Town Shop
Date: 1955
Description: White 50's Party Dress with Blue Sash; white cotton organdy, tiffany blue synthetic taffeta, white synthetic lining; dropped v-neck with center gathered bust, straps that sit just off the shoulders, sleeveless, blue sash gathered around waist, raised to a point at the center top, skirt is knife pleated at natural waist, horizontal pintucks in groups of 3 alternating with thin strips of white lace, 6.5" unembellished at bottom, back scoop neck, zipper through CB, sash hooks at CB, decorated with half bow and tails, built in crinoline, grosquain waist band
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2011004
Title
White 50's Party Dress with Blue Sash
Description
White 50's Party Dress with Blue Sash; white cotton organdy, tiffany blue synthetic taffeta, white synthetic lining; dropped v-neck with center gathered bust, straps that sit just off the shoulders, sleeveless, blue sash gathered around waist, raised to a point at the center top, skirt is knife pleated at natural waist, horizontal pintucks in groups of 3 alternating with thin strips of white lace, 6.5" unembellished at bottom, back scoop neck, zipper through CB, sash hooks at CB, decorated with half bow and tails, built in crinoline, grosquain waist band
Creator
Date
1955
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
35 inches (chest), 25 inches (waist), 39 inches (center front length), 43 inches (center back length),
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Rights Holder
© Vassar College Costume Collection. Images in this collection may be used for teaching, classroom presentation, and research purposes only. For other reuse, reproduction and publication of these images, contact costumeshop@vassar.edu.
Costume Item Type Metadata
Color Main
Color Secondary
Chest
35
Waist
25
Center Front Length
39
Center Back Length
43
All Measurements
35 inches (chest), 25 inches (waist), 39 inches (center front length), 43 inches (center back length),
Label
Town Shop, De Pinna, Fifth Avenue, New York/ Rappi
Worn by
Donor
Laurie McDonald Meigs
Date Earliest
1955
Date Latest
1956
Culture
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Condition Term
good
Condition Description
some discoloration at neck/shoulders, stain on sash
Storage Location
HANGING
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
Town Shop, “White 50's Party Dress with Blue Sash,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed December 2, 2023, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/2408.