Blue Polka Dot Dress with Jacket and Matching Sash

Brief Item Record

Title: Blue Polka Dot Dress with Jacket and Matching Sash

Description: peach and blue polka dot dress w/ blue polka dot jacket and a matching blue polka dot sash; peach silk, blue polka dot silk, white repair netting; 3 parts;

dress: drop waist dress, peach bodice with 2 rows of 3 small tucks each (one below waist, one at bottom of bodice), knife pleats at bottom of bodice, shoulder-length sleeves, V-neckline, blue polka dot skirt with peach knife pleats at hem, opening under collar for tie/sash, white repair netting on back shoulder area for structure; jacket: blue polka dot and peach silk, thigh length, open jacket (no closures), fitted sleeves, draped collar, knife pleats around collar and bottom of sleeves; sash: thin blue polka dot silk sash

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC2001013

Title

Blue Polka Dot Dress with Jacket and Matching Sash

Description

peach and blue polka dot dress w/ blue polka dot jacket and a matching blue polka dot sash; peach silk, blue polka dot silk, white repair netting; 3 parts;

dress: drop waist dress, peach bodice with 2 rows of 3 small tucks each (one below waist, one at bottom of bodice), knife pleats at bottom of bodice, shoulder-length sleeves, V-neckline, blue polka dot skirt with peach knife pleats at hem, opening under collar for tie/sash, white repair netting on back shoulder area for structure; jacket: blue polka dot and peach silk, thigh length, open jacket (no closures), fitted sleeves, draped collar, knife pleats around collar and bottom of sleeves; sash: thin blue polka dot silk sash

Subject

Clothing and dress

Extent

35 inches (chest), 36 inches (waist), 41 inches (hips), 38 inches (center front length), 46 inches (center back length),

Medium

net
silk

Type

Physical Object

Temporal Coverage

1930s

Rights

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Rights Holder

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Costume Item Type Metadata

Color Main

blue

Chest

35

Waist

36

Hips

41

Center Front Length

38

Center Back Length

46

All Measurements

35 inches (chest), 36 inches (waist), 41 inches (hips), 38 inches (center front length), 46 inches (center back length),

Gender

womenswear

Classification

costume
clothing

Category

Day Ensembles

Function

day wear

Condition Term

poor

Condition Description

dress: parts missing/ falling apart around shoulders and neckline; tears at both armholes; tear at front left of the bottom half of the bodice; loose knife pleats at bottom hem of dress; attempted repairs in bodice; repair netting on bodice and seams; very brittle



jacket: tears at left armhole, along back neckline, in collar piece; knife pleats and sleeve stitching torn and coming detatched

Storage Location

G0

Work Type

dress
jacket
sash

Citation

“Blue Polka Dot Dress with Jacket and Matching Sash,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 9, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/854.