White Shirtwaist with Added Collar and Tucks
Brief Item Record
Title: White Shirtwaist with Added Collar and Tucks
Date: 1900-1910
Description: ; White cotton and plain weave shirtwaist. White cotton and plain weave throughout. Hand sewing throughout. Cut on the straight of grain. Slight v-neck with cutwork machine-sewn attached collar. Shoulder and center back tucks. Faggoting at center front and cuffs. Long, straight sleeves with two-piece "French style" cuffs. White twill tape lies across center back tucks at waist. Curved natural waist. Buttons with handworked button holes at center front and wrists. white twill tape tie across center back.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2015001
Title
White Shirtwaist with Added Collar and Tucks
Description
; White cotton and plain weave shirtwaist. White cotton and plain weave throughout. Hand sewing throughout. Cut on the straight of grain. Slight v-neck with cutwork machine-sewn attached collar. Shoulder and center back tucks. Faggoting at center front and cuffs. Long, straight sleeves with two-piece "French style" cuffs. White twill tape lies across center back tucks at waist. Curved natural waist. Buttons with handworked button holes at center front and wrists. white twill tape tie across center back.
Date
1900-1910
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
46 inches (chest), 48.5 inches (waist), 15.25 inches (center front length), 18.5 inches (center back length), 55.5 inches (hem circumference), 7.5 inches (underarm to waist). other measurements: Shirtwaist (a): 30.5 inches (front chest), 32 inches (front waist), 16.5 inches (back waist), 3.5 inches (waist location above hem), 22.5 inches (sleeve length).
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Holly Hummel and Arden Kirkland, 03/17/2015
Color Main
Closure
Closure Placement
Neckline
Sleeve Length
Chest
46
Waist
48.5
Center Front Length
15.25
Center Back Length
18.5
Hem Circumference
55.5
Underarm to Waist
7.5
Measurements Other
Shirtwaist (a): 30.5 inches (front chest), 32 inches (front waist), 16.5 inches (back waist), 3.5 inches (waist location above hem), 22.5 inches (sleeve length).
All Measurements
46 inches (chest), 48.5 inches (waist), 15.25 inches (center front length), 18.5 inches (center back length), 55.5 inches (hem circumference), 7.5 inches (underarm to waist). other measurements: Shirtwaist (a): 30.5 inches (front chest), 32 inches (front waist), 16.5 inches (back waist), 3.5 inches (waist location above hem), 22.5 inches (sleeve length).
Label
"SIZE" located at corner of hem at center front
Date Earliest
1900
Date Latest
1910
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Treatment
freezer protocol 2015
Storage Location
O4
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“White Shirtwaist with Added Collar and Tucks,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed December 3, 2023, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/4490.