Beaded Black Bodice with Yellow Collar
Brief Item Record
Title: Beaded Black Bodice with Yellow Collar
Date: 1890-1905
Description: A black, velvet, beaded bodice with leg o' mutton sleeves and a yellow lined collar. There is black floral beading and embroidery on the chest and lower sleeves, four groups of piping in rows of three on each sleeve, yellowing lace on the wrists, band collar with closures around back of neck, and center front hook and eye closures concealed under a stomacher attached at right side and collar.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2017005
Title
Beaded Black Bodice with Yellow Collar
Description
A black, velvet, beaded bodice with leg o' mutton sleeves and a yellow lined collar. There is black floral beading and embroidery on the chest and lower sleeves, four groups of piping in rows of three on each sleeve, yellowing lace on the wrists, band collar with closures around back of neck, and center front hook and eye closures concealed under a stomacher attached at right side and collar.
Date
1890-1905
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
28 in (chest), 24 in (waist), 16 in (center front length), 18 in (center back length), 7 in (underarm to waist). other measurements: 15.5 in (neck), 22.5 in (sleeve, shoulder to wrist)
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
Rights
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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
Cassie, Robin, Zuheily 2017-02-15, Mahalia Hunter 2020-09-17
Color Main
Color Secondary
Closure
Closure Placement
Collar
Sleeve Type
Sleeve Length
Waistline
Costume Components
Chest
28
Waist
24
Center Front Length
16
Center Back Length
18
Underarm to Waist
7
Measurements Other
15.5 in (neck), 22.5 in (sleeve, shoulder to wrist)
All Measurements
28 in (chest), 24 in (waist), 16 in (center front length), 18 in (center back length), 7 in (underarm to waist). other measurements: 15.5 in (neck), 22.5 in (sleeve, shoulder to wrist)
Worn by
Donor
Christina Caroll
Date Earliest
1890
Date Latest
1905
Culture
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Public Information
The clothing has been donated by Christina Caroll under the name of Cynthia Bowen, her mother, who housed the collection. The clothes belong to Cynthia's mother and grandmother.
Condition Term
good
Condition Description
There is fraying of the seams on the inside, some hand stitching, yellowing at the sleeves. The velvet is in good condition. The hooks and eyes are sturdy. There is evidence of mending.
Holding Institution
Donation Date
2015-10-16
Work Type
Pattern
Citation
“Beaded Black Bodice with Yellow Collar,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed September 26, 2023, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/6210.
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