Embroidered White Edwardian Tea Dress
Brief Item Record
Title: Embroidered White Edwardian Tea Dress
Date: 1905
Description: Embroidered White Edwardian tea dress. White cotton with eyelet, detail, mesh insets and embroidery throughout. Square neckline with lace detail and net inset at back. Bloused bodice with princess seams, pin tucks, and pleats at waist. Three quarter length sleeves with lace cuffs, mesh inset, and elbow darts. Natural waist with mesh inset. Skirt with embroidery and eyelet detail, pin tucks at waist and mesh insert near hem.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2015023
Title
Embroidered White Edwardian Tea Dress
Description
Embroidered White Edwardian tea dress. White cotton with eyelet, detail, mesh insets and embroidery throughout. Square neckline with lace detail and net inset at back. Bloused bodice with princess seams, pin tucks, and pleats at waist. Three quarter length sleeves with lace cuffs, mesh inset, and elbow darts. Natural waist with mesh inset. Skirt with embroidery and eyelet detail, pin tucks at waist and mesh insert near hem.
Date
1905
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
30 inches (chest), 22 inches (waist), 50 inches (center front length), 53.25 inches (center back length), 63 inches (hem circumference), 8.5 inches (underarm to waist).
Type
Physical Object
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Sunny Gaughen and Cassandra Mathelier, 2015-11-17
Color Main
Closure
Closure Placement
Neckline
Sleeve Length
Waistline
Skirt Type
Chest
30
Waist
22
Center Front Length
50
Center Back Length
53.25
Hem Circumference
63
Underarm to Waist
8.5
All Measurements
30 inches (chest), 22 inches (waist), 50 inches (center front length), 53.25 inches (center back length), 63 inches (hem circumference), 8.5 inches (underarm to waist).
Donor
Susan Perry Ferguson '65
Date Earliest
1905
Date Latest
1905
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Function
Life Stages
Condition Term
good
Condition Description
Small green marks on lace on right sleeve. Green stain at left armpit. Green marks on skirt (left hip, right thigh, center embroidery, hem) front. Green on chest (embroidery). Green on waist and hip on the back. Brown discoloration on lower center back. Mesh inset/restyling at neck and hand sewn back closures loose. Hole on right side of neck.
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“Embroidered White Edwardian Tea Dress,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed December 4, 2023, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/5962.