Black Mesh Dress over Lavender Silk

Brief Item Record

Title: Black Mesh Dress over Lavender Silk

Date: 1900-1915

Description: Dress of lavender silk with black net overlay trimmed with Greek key design embroidered in black on net. Flowered beaded trim at high neckline. Long sleeves. 4 tiers of net form overskirt. Greek key embroidery at the hem of each tier.

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC1992106

Title

Black Mesh Dress over Lavender Silk

Description

Dress of lavender silk with black net overlay trimmed with Greek key design embroidered in black on net. Flowered beaded trim at high neckline. Long sleeves. 4 tiers of net form overskirt. Greek key embroidery at the hem of each tier.

Date

1900-1915

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Physical Object

Temporal Coverage

Rights

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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

Color Main

Date Earliest

1900

Date Latest

1915

Gender

Classification

costume
clothing

Category

Function

Storage Location

E9

Work Type

Citation

“Black Mesh Dress over Lavender Silk,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed December 3, 2023, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/778.