Ivory Silk Faille Gown with Bows
Brief Item Record
Title: Ivory Silk Faille Gown with Bows
Date: 1890-1900
Description: Ivory silk faille floor-length gown with train, bows and lace details, and pleating; shawl neckline with lace trim open to waist; one added closure center front; four pleats at shoulder extending to front waist and continuing to bottom of train on back; large puff sleeves; natural waist with three hook and eye closures; floor-length A-line skirt with bows on front trim.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC1992084
Title
Ivory Silk Faille Gown with Bows
Description
Ivory silk faille floor-length gown with train, bows and lace details, and pleating; shawl neckline with lace trim open to waist; one added closure center front; four pleats at shoulder extending to front waist and continuing to bottom of train on back; large puff sleeves; natural waist with three hook and eye closures; floor-length A-line skirt with bows on front trim.
Date
1890-1900
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
37 inches (chest), 36 inches (waist), 46 inches (hips), 37 inches (center front length), 53 inches (center back length), other measurements: 6 inch extension at chest and waist Bodice CF length 10 inches Bodice CB length 12.5 inches
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Ruby Pierce and Quinn Milton 3/3/14
Color Main
Technique
Closure
Collar
Sleeve Type
Waistline
Skirt Type
Length
Chest
37
Waist
36
Hips
46
Center Front Length
37
Center Back Length
53
Measurements Other
6 inch extension at chest and waist Bodice CF length 10 inches Bodice CB length 12.5 inches
All Measurements
37 inches (chest), 36 inches (waist), 46 inches (hips), 37 inches (center front length), 53 inches (center back length), other measurements: 6 inch extension at chest and waist Bodice CF length 10 inches Bodice CB length 12.5 inches
Date Earliest
1890
Date Latest
1900
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Condition Term
fair
Condition Description
detached skirt at front waist; staining overall; dirt on train; additional hook and eye center front
Mannequin
size 7 (Miss Hummel's)
Storage Location
B3
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“Ivory Silk Faille Gown with Bows,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed September 26, 2023, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/756.