Cream Cotton Day Dress with Floral Embroidery
Brief Item Record
Title: Cream Cotton Day Dress with Floral Embroidery
Date: 1913
Description: Day dress of off-white cotton batiste with flowered embroidery, eyelet embroidery, lace openwork, and lace trim. V-neckline at front; rounded at back; CB button closure with snap at CB neck; skirt gathered onto bodice at natural waistline; CF embroidered panel attached at CF waist, then hangs loose; mid-calf length.; Day dress of off-white cotton with flowered embroidery, eyelet embroidery, lace openwork, and lace trim. V-neckline at front; rounded at back; CB button closure with snap at CB neck; skirt gathered onto bodice at natural waistline; CF embroidered panel attached at CF waist, then hangs loose; mid-calf length.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC1993001
Title
Cream Cotton Day Dress with Floral Embroidery
Description
Day dress of off-white cotton batiste with flowered embroidery, eyelet embroidery, lace openwork, and lace trim. V-neckline at front; rounded at back; CB button closure with snap at CB neck; skirt gathered onto bodice at natural waistline; CF embroidered panel attached at CF waist, then hangs loose; mid-calf length.; Day dress of off-white cotton with flowered embroidery, eyelet embroidery, lace openwork, and lace trim. V-neckline at front; rounded at back; CB button closure with snap at CB neck; skirt gathered onto bodice at natural waistline; CF embroidered panel attached at CF waist, then hangs loose; mid-calf length.
Date
1913
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
other measurements: L (shoulder to hem)=46 1/2 waist=281/2(72.5 cm)
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Color Main
Technique
Measurements Other
L (shoulder to hem)=46 1/2 waist=281/2(72.5 cm)
All Measurements
other measurements: L (shoulder to hem)=46 1/2 waist=281/2(72.5 cm)
Date Earliest
1913
Date Latest
1913
Culture
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Condition Term
good
Condition Description
Small wrinkles throughout Folds on the sides of the skirt from storage Bottom two buttons on CD closure have been substituted with larger metal buttons White cotton has yellowed substantially Large brownish stains throughout skirt (concentrated on the right side), spotting on blouse - blood? coffee? tea? Small rust stain inside CF skirt Small pink lip liner (?) stain on right hip CF apron flap has been taken up at waist, excess folded under Pink silk sash is shattered horizontally all along the length of the sash Sash is frayed at the unfinished ends
Storage Location
D2
Holding Institution
Work Type
Pattern
Citation
“Cream Cotton Day Dress with Floral Embroidery,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed December 3, 2023, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/835.
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