Underskirt Ruffle
Brief Item Record
Title: Underskirt Ruffle
Description: Short off-white underskirt ruffle, intended to add volume to skirts worn over it; loose-weave starched cotton for ruffle; tight-weave cotton for waistband; gold-colored adjustable zipper on center back, reading "PRENTICE USA" on pull.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2014006
Title
Underskirt Ruffle
Description
Short off-white underskirt ruffle, intended to add volume to skirts worn over it; loose-weave starched cotton for ruffle; tight-weave cotton for waistband; gold-colored adjustable zipper on center back, reading "PRENTICE USA" on pull.
Subject
Clothing and dress
Type
Physical Object
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
Robin Piatt-Stegman, 09/23/14
Technique
Closure
Closure Placement
Label
"Hoops! My Dear/ by I. B. M. Co./ Pat. NO. 2469855/ U.S. reg. NO. 427955/ 12 (size)" inside center back, front of label
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Condition Term
very good
Condition Description
The waist shows minor staining on the center front. There are some loose threads along the top of the waistband, as well as some small creases. The bottom of the skirt ruffle aslo shows some creasing. There is a pink stain at the bottom front and side of the skirt.
Storage Location
E1
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“Underskirt Ruffle,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/4484.