Black Silk Taffeta Bodice with Lace Overlay

Brief Item Record

Title: Black Silk Taffeta Bodice with Lace Overlay

Creator: K. Lilly

Description: bodice of black silk taffeta w/ lace overlay and appliques in front and back in V pattern and lining top and bottom of sleeve.; black bodice of lace with mesh insets over silk bodice of black silk taffeta w/ lace overlay and appliques in front and back in V pattern and lining top and bottom of sleeve r--- upper cuff; neck inset and collar and lower cuffs of black net in tucks lined w/ black chiffon; lining of dark brown china silk; bones covered in black grossgrain; inner waistband of dark brown twill attached sash of pleated self(?) (silk?) fabric w/ rosette at CB and applique at CF

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC1992056

Title

Black Silk Taffeta Bodice with Lace Overlay

Description

bodice of black silk taffeta w/ lace overlay and appliques in front and back in V pattern and lining top and bottom of sleeve.; black bodice of lace with mesh insets over silk bodice of black silk taffeta w/ lace overlay and appliques in front and back in V pattern and lining top and bottom of sleeve r--- upper cuff; neck inset and collar and lower cuffs of black net in tucks lined w/ black chiffon; lining of dark brown china silk; bones covered in black grossgrain; inner waistband of dark brown twill attached sash of pleated self(?) (silk?) fabric w/ rosette at CB and applique at CF

Creator

Subject

Clothing and dress

Extent

29.25 inches (chest), 14.5 inches (center back length),

Type

Physical Object

Temporal Coverage

Rights

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Rights Holder

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Costume Item Type Metadata

Cataloguer with Date

Arden Kirkland 2/20/2001

Color Main

Chest

29.25

Center Back Length

14.5

All Measurements

29.25 inches (chest), 14.5 inches (center back length),

Label

K. Lilly 331 Madison Ave

Gender

Classification

costume
clothing

Category

Condition Term

good

Condition Description

cuff a little tattered

Storage Location

N5

Work Type

Citation

K. Lilly, “Black Silk Taffeta Bodice with Lace Overlay,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 6, 2023, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/728.