Black Lace Dress with Velvet

Brief Item Record

Title: Black Lace Dress with Velvet

Creator: Boeckel Shop

Description: black lace dress with velvet trim and handkerchief hem; bodice is lined with tan georgette; cap sleeves; dropped waist; columnar silhouette

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC1992155

Title

Black Lace Dress with Velvet

Description

black lace dress with velvet trim and handkerchief hem; bodice is lined with tan georgette; cap sleeves; dropped waist; columnar silhouette

Creator

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Physical Object

Temporal Coverage

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

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

Label

small label at bottom of bodice lining reads "BOECKEL SHOP / POUGHKEEPSIE, NY"

Gender

Classification

costume
clothing

Function

Condition Description

some repairs in lace around hip level, threads are brown, not black (discolored over time?), some fraying at hem, tan bodice lining is shredding

Storage Location

L9

Work Type

Citation

Boeckel Shop, “Black Lace Dress with Velvet,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/827.