COLLECTION NAME:
Historic Costume Collection
Record
Object Name:
Dress
Collection Title:
Historic Costume Collection
Donor:
Lilian Choi
Location.Repository:
Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Location.City:
Lincoln, Nebraska (USA)
Photo Credit:
Orville Friesen
Date (circa):
1940
Decade:
1940s
Date Photographed:
2011
Category:
Clothing
Class:
Main
Subclass:
Dress
User/Wearer:
Women's
Object Description:
Olive green faille dress. Squared sweetheart neckline. Shoulder pads. Gathers at bust. Decorative panels at waist. Back panel with darts. Long skirt gathered at waist. 3/4 sleeves ruched at elbows
Description of View:
Detail view of back of dress showing bodice, sleeves and top of skirt
Primary Color:
Green
Fabric Structure:
Faille
Surface Design:
Gathering; Decorative panels
Hem Type:
straight
Neckline:
squared sweetheart
Dimensions.Chest:
16.5 in.
Dimensions.Waist:
30 in.
Dimensions.Back Shoulder Width:
18 in.
Dimensions.Back Length:
60 in.
Skirt:
Floor length
Sleeve:
Three-quarter sleeve
Accession Number:
UNL Historic Costume Collection 1982.001.001
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
