Child's Lace Blouse
Brief Item Record
Title: Child's Lace Blouse
Date: 1890-1910
Description: A lacey, detachable sleeve blouse with a mid/high collar and button closures in the center back. The blouse comes to below the waist. Its thin semi-sheer material is most likely cotton. Above the chest, the thin material gives way to intricate lace-designs of flowers, leaves, and clovers. There is no lining under the lace, so it can be assumed that there was something typically worn under the blouse. The thin sleeves of the blouse are detached--it appears that they were purposefully removed to create a sleeveless look. The lace designs reappear at the cuff on the bottom 2 inches of the sleeve.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2017008
Title
Child's Lace Blouse
Alternative Title
Child's Detachable Sleeve Blouse
Description
A lacey, detachable sleeve blouse with a mid/high collar and button closures in the center back. The blouse comes to below the waist. Its thin semi-sheer material is most likely cotton. Above the chest, the thin material gives way to intricate lace-designs of flowers, leaves, and clovers. There is no lining under the lace, so it can be assumed that there was something typically worn under the blouse. The thin sleeves of the blouse are detached--it appears that they were purposefully removed to create a sleeveless look. The lace designs reappear at the cuff on the bottom 2 inches of the sleeve.
Date
1890-1910
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
11.5 inches (chest), 13 inches (center front length), 14.5 inches (center back length), 26 inches (hem circumference), 9 inches (underarm to waist). other measurements: Shoulder to Wrist: 17 inches
Type
Physical Object
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Color Main
Technique
Closure
Closure Placement
Neckline
Sleeve Length
Waistline
Chest
11.5
Waist
26
Center Front Length
13
Center Back Length
14.5
Hem Circumference
26
Underarm to Waist
9
Measurements Other
Shoulder to Wrist: 17 inches
All Measurements
11.5 inches (chest), 13 inches (center front length), 14.5 inches (center back length), 26 inches (hem circumference), 9 inches (underarm to waist). other measurements: Shoulder to Wrist: 17 inches
Donor
Christina Carroll '06
Cynthia Bowen
Date Earliest
1890
Date Latest
1910
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Life Stages
Socio-Economic Class
Condition Term
very good
Condition Description
Overall, very good. there is some fraying where the sleeves have been removed. The pleats are very wrinkled and the fabric is slightly yellowed. Stitching at the bottom of the blouse's hem is loosening.
Storage Location
I4
Holding Institution
Citation
“Child's Lace Blouse,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed September 12, 2024, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/6213.
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