Black Robe Dress
Brief Item Record
Title: Black Robe Dress
Description: Black robe: black cotton satin (sateen), green cotton twill, silver metal snaps, green wooden buckle; drop-waist, calf-length, V-neck [details at neckline covered with black casing (10 hemisphere buttons on each side)], long sleeves, wrap front effect; green twill piping, scalloped on right lapel, built-in belt with green buckle
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2001010
Title
Black Robe Dress
Description
Black robe: black cotton satin (sateen), green cotton twill, silver metal snaps, green wooden buckle; drop-waist, calf-length, V-neck [details at neckline covered with black casing (10 hemisphere buttons on each side)], long sleeves, wrap front effect; green twill piping, scalloped on right lapel, built-in belt with green buckle
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
40 inches (chest), 34 inches (waist), 46 inches (hips), 35.5 inches (center front length), 42 inches (center back length),
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
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
Chest
40
Waist
34
Hips
46
Center Front Length
35.5
Center Back Length
42
All Measurements
40 inches (chest), 34 inches (waist), 46 inches (hips), 35.5 inches (center front length), 42 inches (center back length),
Label
"made in Czechoslovakia", on buckle
Culture
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Condition Description
slight fraying at armpit seams; 2 tears at right side seam; discoloration of top piping; folds and wrinkles; alterations: sleeves hemmed, neckline details covered
Storage Location
Q1
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“Black Robe Dress,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/851.