Golden Georgette Beaded Dress
Brief Item Record
Title: Golden Georgette Beaded Dress
Date: 1920-1929
Description: Golden yellow silk crepe chiffon or georgette; gold possibly plastic star sequins; glass gold bugle beads, putter colored ball beads ; drop waist silhouette ; scoop neck; sleeveless, smocking at shoulders; skirt comprised of 3 tiers; alternating lines of beads and sequins coming up from drop waist seam, smaller version of beadwork on each of the 3 tiers; below knee length; canary silk lining, shift slip.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC1992025
Title
Golden Georgette Beaded Dress
Description
Golden yellow silk crepe chiffon or georgette; gold possibly plastic star sequins; glass gold bugle beads, putter colored ball beads ; drop waist silhouette ; scoop neck; sleeveless, smocking at shoulders; skirt comprised of 3 tiers; alternating lines of beads and sequins coming up from drop waist seam, smaller version of beadwork on each of the 3 tiers; below knee length; canary silk lining, shift slip.
Date
1920-1929
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
33 inches (chest), 32 inches (waist), 32.25 inches (center front length), 34.5 inches (center back length),
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
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
Leksi Kolanko, Chloe Boxer, Sarah Saiz
Color Main
Chest
33
Waist
32
Center Front Length
32.25
Center Back Length
34.5
All Measurements
33 inches (chest), 32 inches (waist), 32.25 inches (center front length), 34.5 inches (center back length),
Date Earliest
1920
Date Latest
1929
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Condition Term
poor
Condition Description
Big tear in top above beading on back Other side = okay for display?
Storage Location
D3
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“Golden Georgette Beaded Dress,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/697.