Black Ruffled Net Gown
Brief Item Record
Title: Black Ruffled Net Gown
Description: Black net gown w/black silk crepe lining, rhinestone clips at shoulders; Black cotton net, black silk crepe lining, clasps of metal and rhinestones, metal snaps; fitted bodice with natural waist, square front neckline, deep v-neck in back, rolled net shoulder strap attaches to shoulder with a snap, ruffles over shoulders, slightly flared ankle length skirt, bias cut slip lining with no waistline, three v-shaped net ruffles at hips around back form modified bustle, closure in left side with small snaps, rhinestone clasps are round with 6 larger stones around empty center, surrounded by ring of smaller stones, clasped where neckline meets shoulder.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2001150
Title
Black Ruffled Net Gown
Description
Black net gown w/black silk crepe lining, rhinestone clips at shoulders; Black cotton net, black silk crepe lining, clasps of metal and rhinestones, metal snaps; fitted bodice with natural waist, square front neckline, deep v-neck in back, rolled net shoulder strap attaches to shoulder with a snap, ruffles over shoulders, slightly flared ankle length skirt, bias cut slip lining with no waistline, three v-shaped net ruffles at hips around back form modified bustle, closure in left side with small snaps, rhinestone clasps are round with 6 larger stones around empty center, surrounded by ring of smaller stones, clasped where neckline meets shoulder.
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
26 inches (chest), 30 inches (waist), 55 inches (center front length), 44 inches (center back length), other measurements: 9 3/4 neckline to waist (CF)
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Anne, Chloë, Leksi, 2/26/10; Elizabeth Scopel, Arden Kirkland on 5/4/12
Color Main
Chest
26
Waist
30
Center Front Length
55
Center Back Length
44
Measurements Other
9 3/4 neckline to waist (CF)
All Measurements
26 inches (chest), 30 inches (waist), 55 inches (center front length), 44 inches (center back length), other measurements: 9 3/4 neckline to waist (CF)
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Condition Term
good
Condition Description
Small holes in upper right bodice front, large holes over right thigh, fraying at raw edges of net, back right waist seam coming unstitched, very wrinkled, very brittle and shedding from raw edges.
Storage Location
O12
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“Black Ruffled Net Gown,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed September 24, 2023, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/991.