Party Blouse

Brief Item Record

Title: Party Blouse

Description: Party blouse. Cinches in at waist. Buttons up the back. Trimmed with lace at the sleeves. Lace at bust, shoulders, and back.

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC2012047

Title

Party Blouse

Description

Party blouse. Cinches in at waist. Buttons up the back. Trimmed with lace at the sleeves. Lace at bust, shoulders, and back.

Subject

Clothing and dress

Extent

25 inches (chest), 20 inches (waist), 18 inches (center front length), 16 inches (center back length),

Medium

muslin

Type

Physical Object

Temporal Coverage

1880s
1890s

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

Cataloguer with Date

Alexandra Figler, 10/02/12

Technique

machine sewing

Chest

25

Waist

20

Center Front Length

18

Center Back Length

16

All Measurements

25 inches (chest), 20 inches (waist), 18 inches (center front length), 16 inches (center back length),

Gender

womenswear

Classification

costume
clothing

Category

Tops

Condition Term

poor

Condition Description

The fabric has yellowed. There are significant holes, especially at the left elbow. Lace around the shoulders has significant tearing. Many little holes and tears around the back collar. Some additional holes on front and back of blouse. Some spotting and staining of fabric. Lace along the front collar has begun to detach.

Storage Location

D12

Work Type

blouse

Tags

Citation

“Party Blouse,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed September 5, 2026, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/2676.