Detail View: Historic Costume Collection: Historic Costume Collection

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
Copyright Information: 
http://contentdm.unl.edu/archt_copyright.html
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
Filesize: 
374642 Bytes
Filename: 
2190.jpg
MIMEtype: 
image/jpeg
Imagesize: 
1428 x 1727