Black Sleeved Dress with Neck Ruffles

Brief Item Record

Title: Black Sleeved Dress with Neck Ruffles

Description: 1. Black silk crepe chiffon; nude silk crepe chiffon; black rayon; metal snaps 2. Drop waist silhouette 3. Wide round neck with large bias ruffle; full length crepe sleeves; wide crepe ruffle at wrist; seam at high waist; abdomen area of skirt cut on cross grain; full below knee skirt on bias with rectangular gores; nude crepe lining at neckline attached to black lining, makes sweetheart shape, 3 lace flowers sewn onto nude portion of lining; snap opening at side seam; simulated black v-neck with ruffle and bow, same detailing on the skirt

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC1992030

Title

Black Sleeved Dress with Neck Ruffles

Description

1. Black silk crepe chiffon; nude silk crepe chiffon; black rayon; metal snaps 2. Drop waist silhouette 3. Wide round neck with large bias ruffle; full length crepe sleeves; wide crepe ruffle at wrist; seam at high waist; abdomen area of skirt cut on cross grain; full below knee skirt on bias with rectangular gores; nude crepe lining at neckline attached to black lining, makes sweetheart shape, 3 lace flowers sewn onto nude portion of lining; snap opening at side seam; simulated black v-neck with ruffle and bow, same detailing on the skirt

Subject

Clothing and dress

Extent

34 inches (chest), 41 inches (center front length), 39.5 inches (center back length),

Medium

rayon
silk

Type

Physical Object

Temporal Coverage

1930s

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Rights Holder

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Costume Item Type Metadata

Cataloguer with Date

Leksi Kolanko, Sarah Saiz, Chloe Boxer 3/3/2010

Color Main

black

Chest

34

Center Front Length

41

Center Back Length

39.5

All Measurements

34 inches (chest), 41 inches (center front length), 39.5 inches (center back length),

Gender

womenswear

Classification

costume
clothing

Function

evening dress

Condition Term

good

Storage Location

C4

Work Type

dress

Citation

“Black Sleeved Dress with Neck Ruffles,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/702.