Black Skirt with Ivory Pattern
Brief Item Record
Title: Black Skirt with Ivory Pattern
Description: black skirt with ivory pattern; black striped silk (alternating twill and satin weaves) with ivory floral print; black satin ribbon; black polished cotton; black silk velvet; rough cotton and horsehair woven band; black metal hooks and eyes. gored, floor-length skirt of striped silk; two narrow satin ribbons, running in parallel stripes 10.5'above hem in back, curving around to vertical stripes equidistant from CF; hem has velvet band, with interior cotton and horsehair band; cotton and silk waistband; two hook and eye closures at CB
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC1992141
Title
Black Skirt with Ivory Pattern
Description
black skirt with ivory pattern; black striped silk (alternating twill and satin weaves) with ivory floral print; black satin ribbon; black polished cotton; black silk velvet; rough cotton and horsehair woven band; black metal hooks and eyes. gored, floor-length skirt of striped silk; two narrow satin ribbons, running in parallel stripes 10.5'above hem in back, curving around to vertical stripes equidistant from CF; hem has velvet band, with interior cotton and horsehair band; cotton and silk waistband; two hook and eye closures at CB
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
21.5 inches (waist), 41.75 inches (center front length), 43 inches (center back length), 150 inches (hem circumference),
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
Cataloguer with Date
Margaret Thompson, Madeleine Boesche, Alyssa Cowley 3/26
Color Main
Color Secondary
Waist
21.5
Center Front Length
41.75
Center Back Length
43
Hem Circumference
150
All Measurements
21.5 inches (waist), 41.75 inches (center front length), 43 inches (center back length), 150 inches (hem circumference),
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Condition Term
good
Condition Description
hem frayed in numerous places (front and back) stain on front near waistband skirt tearing away from waistband holes/worn patches near waistband
Storage Location
C9
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“Black Skirt with Ivory Pattern,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/813.
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