COLLECTION NAME:
Historic Costume Collection
Record
Object Name:
Dress
Collection Title:
Historic Costume Collection
Donor:
Mrs. Thomas Woods
Location.Repository:
Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Location.City:
Lincoln, Nebraska (USA)
Photo Credit:
Orville Friesen
Decade:
1920s
Date Photographed:
2011
Category:
Clothing
Class:
Main
Subclass:
Dress
User/Wearer:
Women's
Object Description:
Sheer black chiffon dress. Sleeveless. Lace yoke and border at hem. Shaped lace inset at center front under yoke. Lace pockets. Vertical pintucking from bust to pocket on each side. Ribbon flowers at right front yoke. Ribbon decoration under lace on skirt pockets
Description of View:
Detail view of front of dress showing ribbon and lace pockets and lace border at hem
Primary Color:
Black
Fabric Structure:
Chiffon; Lace
Surface Design:
Lace. Pintucking. Ribbon floral decoration
Dimensions.Chest:
19 in.
Dimensions.Waist:
38 in.
Dimensions.Back Shoulder Width:
15 in. (between straps)
Dimensions.Back Length:
46.5 in.
Sleeve:
Sleeveless
Accession Number:
UNL Historic Costume Collection 1987.001.004
Subject:
Costume (mode of fashion) ;Clothing ;Dresses (garments)
Collection Information:
Digital collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Image Publisher:
University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Image Date:
2013
Historic Costume Collection
