Ivory Lace Dress with Silk Cord
Brief Item Record
Title: Ivory Lace Dress with Silk Cord
Creator: Herterich
Description: Ivory mesh dress with thick silk satin ribbon embroidery of the same color around the bottom of the skirt, sleeves and bodice, and down the length of the dress, on the front and back. the panels of embroidery are also decorated with buttons. the dress is floor length with half-length sleeves with a cuff of embroidery in the middle of the sleeve. there is a satin belt around the waist. There is a high collar enforced with spiral bone wires. The bodice is lined with a thin silk material, but the sleeves and skirt are not lined. The dress clasps up the back. The cream taffeta bodice lining may be a modern addition .
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC1992037
Title
Ivory Lace Dress with Silk Cord
Description
Ivory mesh dress with thick silk satin ribbon embroidery of the same color around the bottom of the skirt, sleeves and bodice, and down the length of the dress, on the front and back. the panels of embroidery are also decorated with buttons. the dress is floor length with half-length sleeves with a cuff of embroidery in the middle of the sleeve. there is a satin belt around the waist. There is a high collar enforced with spiral bone wires. The bodice is lined with a thin silk material, but the sleeves and skirt are not lined. The dress clasps up the back. The cream taffeta bodice lining may be a modern addition .
Creator
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
33 inches (chest), 30 inches (waist), 34 inches (hips), 56 inches (center front length), 56 inches (center back length),
Medium
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
10/4/2012
Color Main
Chest
33
Waist
30
Hips
34
Center Front Length
56
Center Back Length
56
All Measurements
33 inches (chest), 30 inches (waist), 34 inches (hips), 56 inches (center front length), 56 inches (center back length),
Label
Herterich (?) 126 W. 48th St.
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Condition Term
very good
Condition Description
Small brown stain at center front of bodice near waist, some discoloration, and some disintegration of material, especially on the collar. The wires were covered with ivory thread but much of it is missing so the wires can be seen through the mesh.
Storage Location
N9
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
Herterich, “Ivory Lace Dress with Silk Cord,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/709.