| Name in Schema | age |
| Label | Age |
| Flat Database Label | Age |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A term to indicate the age for which the object was intended. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list: infant, child, adolescent, adult, senior |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | adult |
| child |
| Name in Schema | catalogerDate |
| Label | Cataloger Date |
| Flat Database Label | Cataloger Date 1 |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Date of creation or modification of the record. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | ISO 8601:2004 (http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=40874) |
| Mandatory? | yes |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | Full date entered each time a change to the catalog entry is made in the format YYYY-MM-DD.For a flat database that does not allow nesting, multiple sets of cataloger’s notes will need to be numbered. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 25.5. Cataloging Date |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite.recordMetadataDate> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | 2010-02-13 |
| 2004-05-07 |
| Name in Schema | catalogerName |
| Label | Cataloger Name |
| Flat Database Label | Cataloger Name 1 |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Full name of each cataloger, entered each time a change to the catalog entry is made. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | local authority |
| Mandatory? | yes |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | This should be written in natural language format, with first name followed by last name.For a flat database that does not allow nesting, multiple sets of cataloger’s notes will need to be numbered. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 25.2. Cataloger Name |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | Arden Kirkland |
| Julia Fields |
| Name in Schema | catalogerNotes |
| Label | Cataloger Notes |
| Flat Database Label | Cataloger Notes 1 |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Any notes that help to summarize what changes to the catalog record are being made. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow nesting, multiple sets of cataloger’s notes will need to be numbered. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 25.6. Remarks |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | updated references and publicInformation |
| created the catalog entry |
| Name in Schema | classification |
| Label | Classification |
| Flat Database Label | Classification |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | The term from a classification scheme that has been assigned to a work. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | “costume” |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | For the costume artifacts being described by this element set, this will always be “costume.” |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 2.1. Classification Term(core) |
| CCO | Class |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: classification> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: worktype> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | costume |
| Name in Schema | closurePlacement |
| Label | Closure Placement |
| Flat Database Label | Closure Placement 1 |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A term to describe the location of placement of closures on the garment. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (to be determined by the HistoricDress.org working group) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow nesting, multiple sets will need to be numbered. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | bodice center back |
| center back | |
| left side of bodice |
| Name in Schema | closureType |
| Label | Closure Type |
| Flat Database Label | Closure Type 1 |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A term to describe the type of closures used. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (to be determined by the HistoricDress.org working group) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow nesting, multiple sets will need to be numbered. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | hook and eye |
| zipper | |
| snaps |
| Name in Schema | component |
| Label | Component |
| Flat Database Label | Component A |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A term to identify each individual part of the work. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | AAT |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow nesting, multiple components will require multiple fields, such as Component A, Component B, etc.
In an XML document, use the <refid> attribute to define the label of the component (such as a,b,c, commonly appearing in the suffix of an accession number). |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 1.4.2 Components Type |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | bodice |
| skirt | |
| belt |
| Name in Schema | components |
| Label | Components |
| Flat Database Label | Components |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | The number of parts that constitute the object. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | Whole numbers or decimal fractions only. |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | The number of pieces of which a work is composed, (e.g., a female’s costume may include a bodice, a skirt, and a belt(3); a male’s costume may include a frock coat, a waistcoat, and breeches (3)) |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 1.4.1 Components Quantity |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | 2 |
| 1 | |
| 5 |
| Name in Schema | conditionDescription |
| Label | Condition Description |
| Flat Database Label | Condition Description |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Prose description of the overall physical condition, characteristics, and completeness of a work. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 14.1. Condition/ Examination Description |
| CCO | Condition/ Examination History |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | light stains under arms; lots of tears in lining of skirt |
| Some discoloration on tulle lining of the hem. Hem lining coming undone a little bit. Wrinkling. Discoloration of the veil. |
| Name in Schema | conditionTerm |
| Label | Condition Term |
| Flat Database Label | Condition Term |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A single term to indicate a rating of the overall condition of the object. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list: excellent, very good, good, fair, poor |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | good |
| fair | |
| excellent |
| Name in Schema | display (in agentSet) |
| Label | Creator Display |
| Flat Database Label | Creator Display |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | The name, brief biographical information, and roles (if necessary) of the named or anonymous individuals or corporate bodies responsible for the design, production, manufacture, or alteration of the work, presented in a syntax suitable for display to the end-user and including any necessary indications of uncertainty, ambiguity, and nuance. If there is no known creator, make a reference to the presumed culture or nationality of the unknown creator. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 4.1. Creator Description(core) |
| CCO | Creator Display |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: displayCreator> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <display> subelement in <vra: agentSet> |
| Dublin Core | <dc:creator> |
| Examples | Schiaparelli, Elsa (Italian fashion designer, 1890-1973, active in France and the United States) |
| James, Charles (American couturier, born in England, 1906-1978) | |
| Pingat, Emile (French, active 1860–96) |
| Name in Schema | name (in agent) |
| Label | Creator Name |
| Flat Database Label | Creator Name 1 |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | The identity of any one individual or corporate body that played a role in the creation of a work of art or architecture, ideally a link to the PERSON/CORPORATE BODY AUTHORITY. For unknown artists, it is an expression indicating the culture, nationality, or stylistic association of the creator, also ideally linked to the PERSON/CORPORATE BODY AUTHORITY. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | ULAN and local name authority |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | the full name of the designer, craftsperson, manufacturer, etc., in the format LastName, FirstName.
For a flat database that does not allow nesting, multiple sets will need to be numbered. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: nameCreator> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <name> subelement in <vra: agent> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | Schiaparelli, Elsa |
| James, Charles | |
| Pingat, Emile |
| Name in Schema | role (in agent) |
| Label | Creator Role |
| Flat Database Label | Creator Role 1 |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | The role or activity performed by a creator or maker in the conception, design, or production of a work. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (to be determined by the HistoricDress.org working group, working from the AAT) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow nesting, multiple sets will need to be numbered. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 4.1.4. Creator Role(core) |
| CCO | Creator Role |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:roleCreator> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <role> subelement in <vra: agent> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | designer |
| dressmaker | |
| milliner |
| Name in Schema | costumeCulturalContext (type=creation) |
| Label | Culture Creation |
| Flat Database Label | Culture – Creation |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | The name of the culture, people, or nationality from which the work originated. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (to be determined by the HistoricDress.org working group, working from the AAT) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 4.4. Object/Work Culture |
| CCO | Culture |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra:culturalContextSet> <notes> = creation |
| Dublin Core | <dc:subject> |
| Examples | French |
| American | |
| Indian |
| Name in Schema | costumeCulturalContext (type=use) |
| Label | Culture Use |
| Flat Database Label | Culture – Use |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | The name of the culture, people, or nationality in which the work was used. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (to be determined by the HistoricDress.org working group, working from the AAT) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: culturalContextSet> <notes> = use |
| Dublin Core | <dc:subject> |
| Examples | American |
| French | |
| English |
| Name in Schema | display (in costumeDate) |
| Label | Date Display |
| Flat Database Label | Date Display |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A concise description of the date or range of dates associated with the creation, design, production, presentation, performance, construction, or alteration of the work or its components, presented in a syntax suitable for display to the end-user and including any necessary indications of uncertainty, ambiguity, and nuance. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | yes |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | when it was made, as documented with the donation, or as can best be determined by research, presented as a 4 digit year or range of years |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 4.2. Creation Date (core) |
| CCO | Display Date |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:display CreationDate> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <display> subelement in <vra:dateSet> |
| Dublin Core | <dc:date> |
| Examples | 1950 (circa) |
| 1953 | |
| 1880-1889 |
| Name in Schema | description |
| Label | Description |
| Flat Database Label | Description |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | A narrative text or prose description and discussion of the work or group of works. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | yes |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | When possible, follow the format used at the Brooklyn Museum, beginning with a summary sentence highlighting major features, then with a section for each separate part of the object (with that object’s component label in parentheses), described in full detail: 1. Description of materials 2. Overall silhouette or style 3. Description of structure |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 18.1. Descriptive Note Text |
| CCO | Description |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: descriptiveNote> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: description> |
| Dublin Core | <dc:description> |
| Examples | Gray and white striped hand-painted dress in a fit and flare silhouette. Cotton sateen, black cotton, black felt, metal, and elastic; fitted cotton sateen bodice (a) is strapless, with a sweetheart neckline, bust darts, natural waistline, hook and eye closures at the center back, and cotton lining; matching flared cotton sateen skirt (b) is knee-length, with an elastic waistband, metal zipper at side, felt lining, painted stripes radiating from waist to hem. |
| Reworking a lobed hemline design in the 1930s and melding it with a quatrefoil millinery model of 1948, James fabricated a gown of four layers-and inner taffeta slip, a structured under petticoat, a matching petticoat flare, and an overdress. The garment expresses James’s fascination with geometry and mathematics: while the four lobes are not of equal dimension, they readily fit within a circle. His eye for line and texture is demonstrated by the application the costliest silks: white duchess satin, black velours de Lyon, and ivory silk faille. Here James is a sculptor who happens to have selected fabric as his medium. The garment is constructed from thirty pattern pieces, twenty-eight of which are cut in duplicate, the remaining two singly. Once he had perfected the form he went on to create other similarly shaped garments, some of which were copies, others adaptations. The stole, with its petal outline, is of black silk velvet and white stain. It was adapted from the hipline yoke of a ball gown that James created in 1949. |
| Name in Schema | donor |
| Label | Donor |
| Flat Database Label | Donor |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | The person, group, or institution who donated the object. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | local name authority |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | the full name of the person who gave the object to the collection, in the format last name, first name. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 23.5 Owner/Agent |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra:agent><role>=donor |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | Allen, Nancy Brandon |
| Whitney, Mrs. Cornelius V. | |
| Hartzell, Mary Lee |
| Name in Schema | earliestDate |
| Label | Earliest Date |
| Flat Database Label | Earliest Date |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | The earliest possible date when the work of art or architecture was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was designed or when execution was begun. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the earliest possible year when the work could have been begun or designed. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | ISO 8601:2004 (http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=40874) |
| Mandatory? | yes |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | YYYY-MM-DD, or YYYY-MM, or YYYY |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 4.2.1. Earliest Date(core) |
| CCO | Earliest Date |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: earliestDate> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra:dateSet> <date type=”creation”> <earliestDate> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | 1947 |
| 1953 | |
| 1880 |
| Name in Schema | exhibitionHistory |
| Label | Exhibition History |
| Flat Database Label | Exhibition History |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A description including the title or name of the exhibition, its location, and other pertinent information. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 24.1. Exhibition/Loan Description |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | Displayed for a visit from Susan Hiner’s French class “Fashion’s Empires,” on September 22, 2011. |
| Displayed for the exhibition “Vassar Girls and Other Women,” May-June 1993, in Sanders Building, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY. |
| Name in Schema | familyHistory |
| Label | Family History |
| Flat Database Label | Family History |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A statement of any family history that provides context for understanding the history of the object. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | Elizabeth de la Rochefoucauld Allen was the sister-in-law of Nancy Bradford Allen. Nancy Bradford Allen gradutated from Vassar in 1939. |
| Name in Schema | function |
| Label | Function |
| Flat Database Label | Function |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A term to indicate the function for which the object was intended. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list: morning, day, dinner, evening, work, school uniform, military uniform, work uniform, party, graduation, wedding, sporting, mourning (and others as needed) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | day |
| evening | |
| special occasion |
| Name in Schema | gender |
| Label | Gender |
| Flat Database Label | Gender |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A term to indicate the gender for which the object was originally intended. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list: female, male, unisex |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | female |
| male | |
| unisex |
| Name in Schema | refid |
| Label | Identifier |
| Flat Database Label | Identifier |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | Any unique numeric or alphanumeric identifier(s) assigned to a work by a repository. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | yes |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | append a 2-3 character institutional qualifier if the repository does not in their own system
should only be repeated if a preferred ID can be indicated, as with the <pref> attribute |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 21.3. Repository Numbers (core) |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: workID> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | < refid> subelement of <vra: location type=”repository”> |
| Dublin Core | <dc:identifier> |
| Examples | VC2004023 |
| CI2009.300.779 | |
| CH1963.194a-c |
| Name in Schema | type (attribute of location refid) |
| Label | ID Number Type |
| Flat Database Label | ID Number Type |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | The type of number or other unique identifier assigned to a work by the current or last known repository. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list: accession number, barcode, inventory number, object identifier, shelf list, other (others may be added if needed) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 21.3.1. Number Type |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: workID> type |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <type> attribute of <vra:refid> subelement of <location> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | accession number |
| inventory number |
| Name in Schema | display (in inscriptionSet) |
| Label | Inscriptions Display |
| Flat Database Label | Inscriptions (Labels) |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | The transcription or description of the content of the inscription, mark, or text, which includes the material or medium in which the inscription, mark, or text was executed; its support if it is on a separate piece affixed to the object; the method by which the inscription, mark, or text was produced; and a brief description of the content or appearance of the inscription or mark. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 8.1. Inscription Transcription or Description |
| CCO | Inscriptions |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: inscriptions> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: inscriptionSet><display> |
| Dublin Core | <dc:description> |
| Examples | “Schiap-Sport – 21 Place Vendome Paris ‘46” woven into fabric label, sewn in at left side seam of skirt. |
| “E. PINGAT / 30 RUE LOUIS LE GRAND 30 / PARIS” woven into fabric label, sewn in at center of inner grosgrain ribbon waistband |
| Name in Schema | position (in inscription) |
| Label | Inscription Location |
| Flat Database Label | Inscription Location 1 |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | A description of the placement of the label in the garment. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes (only as a set) |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow nesting, multiple sets will need to be numbered. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 8.4. Inscription Location |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <position> subelement of <vra: inscription> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | left side seam of skirt |
| at center of inner grosgrain ribbon waistband |
| Name in Schema | text (in inscription) |
| Label | Inscription Text |
| Flat Database Label | Inscription Text 1 |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | The exact text of the inscription/label. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes (only as a set) |
| Comment | In quotes; indicate line breaks with ” / ”
For a flat database that does not allow nesting, multiple sets will need to be numbered. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <text> subelement of <vra: inscription> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | “Schiap-Sport -21 Place Vendome Paris ’46” |
| “E. PINGAT / 30 RUE LOUIS LE GRAND 30 / PARIS” |
| Name in Schema | latestDate |
| Label | Latest Date |
| Flat Database Label | Latest Date |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | The latest possible date when the work of art or architecture was created. For works that were created over a span of time, this is the year when the work was completed or when the structure was dedicated. For uncertain or approximate dates, this is the latest possible year when the work could have been completed. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | ISO 8601:2004 (http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=40874) |
| Mandatory? | yes |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | YYYY-MM-DD, or YYYY-MM, or YYYY |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 4.2.2. Latest Date (core) |
| CCO | Latest Date |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: latestDate> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: dateSet> <date type=”creation”> <latestDate> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | 1953 |
| 1889 |
| Name in Schema | name (in location with type=creation) |
| Label | Location Creation |
| Flat Database Label | Location – Creation |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | The location where the creation, design, or production of the work or its components took place, or the original location of the work. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | TGN, local place authority |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 4.3. Creation Place/ Original Location |
| CCO | Creation Location |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: locationName> type = creationLocation |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <name> subelement in <vra:location> with type=”creation” |
| Dublin Core | <dc:spatial> |
| Examples | Paris, France |
| United States | |
| Kashmir, India |
| Name in Schema | name (in location with type=repository) |
| Label | Location Repository |
| Flat Database Label | Location – Repository |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | The name of the repository that currently houses the work and the geographic place where the work is located, including the location of the repository, the site of a building other large work, or the place where performance took place. If the work is lost, stolen, or destroyed, this subcategory identifies the last known repository or geographic location and states that the work has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or that its current repository is unknown. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | AAT, local authority |
| Mandatory? | yes |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 21.2. Current Repository/Geographic Location (core) |
| CCO | Current Location |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:locationName> type = currentRepository |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <name> subelement in <vra:location> with type=”repository” |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | Vassar College Costume Collection |
| Costume Institute, the | |
| Chicago History Museum |
| Name in Schema | name (in location with type=use) |
| Label | Location Use |
| Flat Database Label | Location – Use |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A location where the object was used. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | TGN, local place authority |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 23.6 Ownership Place |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <name> subelement in <vra:location> with type=”use” |
| Dublin Core | <dc:spatial> |
| Examples | Elgin, Illinois |
| United States | |
| Hudson Valley, NY |
| Name in Schema | colorMain |
| Label | Main Color |
| Flat Database Label | Main Color |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | The dominant color of the entire object. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (from the Quilt Index): beige or tan, black, blue or navy, brown, burgundy, coral, cream, fuchsia, gold, gray, green, lavender, maroon, multi, orange, pink, purple, red, rust, turquoise or teal, white, yellow |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 7.6. Material Color |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | multi |
| white | |
| red |
| Name in Schema | material |
| Label | Material |
| Flat Database Label | Material 1 |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | For materials, the names of the matter, material, or substance used to create the work. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | AAT |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | each material the object is made out of (fabric, etc.) – including descriptors only if they are a part of the material term in the AAT
For a flat database that does not allow nesting, multiple sets will need to be numbered. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 7.5. Materials/Techniques Name |
| CCO | Material |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: termMaterials Tech> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: material> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | cotton |
| nylon | |
| Alencon lace |
| Name in Schema | extent (attribute of material) |
| Label | Material Location |
| Flat Database Label | Material Location 1 |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | The specific part of a work composed of the specified material. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 7.3. Materials/Techniques Extent |
| CCO | Extent |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: extentMaterials Tech> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <extent> attribute of <vra: material> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | bodice |
| skirt lining | |
| sleeve hem |
| Name in Schema | display (in materialSet) |
| Label | Materials Display |
| Flat Database Label | Materials Display |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | An indication of the substances or materials used in the creation of a work, presented in a syntax suitable for display to the end-user and including any necessary indications of uncertainty, ambiguity, and nuance. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 7.1. Materials/Techniques Description (core) |
| CCO | Material / Technique Display |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:displayMaterialsTech> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <display> subelement of <vra: materialSet> |
| Dublin Core | <dc:medium> |
| Examples | hand-painted cotton sateen, black cotton, black felt, metal closures, and elastic |
| white duchess satin, black velours de Lyon, ivory silk faille, metal zipper, steel boning, nylon mesh, cotton flannel lining, taffeta slip |
| Name in Schema | display (in costumeMeasurementsSet) |
| Label | Measurements Display |
| Flat Database Label | Measurements Display |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Information about the dimensions, size, or scale of the work, presented in a syntax suitable for display to the end-user and including any necessary indications of uncertainty, ambiguity, and nuance. It may include the scale of the work. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | all measurements, concatenated from other specific elements, indicating units without abbreviations (except for metric), with descriptors in parentheses, separated by semi-colons. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 6.1. Dimensions Description (core) |
| CCO | 3.2.1 Rules for Measurements |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:displayMeasurements> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: measurementSet><display> |
| Dublin Core | <dc:extent> |
| Examples | 25.5 inches (waist of top); 32.75 inches (bust of top); 27 inches (waist of skirt); 49 inches (hips of skirt) |
| 57 inches (144.8 cm) (length at center back) | |
| 42.25 inches (chest); 28.75 inches (waist); 48 inches (hips); 78.25 inches (center back length) |
| Name in Schema | measurementsArmpitToWaist |
| Label | Measurements Armpit To Waist |
| Flat Database Label | Measurements – Armpit To Waist |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Armpit to waist length of the indicated component of the object (value). |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | Whole numbers or decimal fractions only. |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | If there are multiple values, for multiple components, use the <extent> attribute to define the component. Units are assumed to be inches unless otherwise defined using the <unit> attribute.
For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered. If this is not practical, choose the smallest armpit to waist length of all the components. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 6.1. Dimensions Description (core) |
| CCO | 3.2.1 Rules for Measurements |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:measurementsSet> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: measurements> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | 2 |
| Name in Schema | measurementsCenterBackLength |
| Label | Measurements Center Back Length |
| Flat Database Label | Measurements – Center Back Length |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Center back length of the indicated component of the object (value). |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | Whole numbers or decimal fractions only. |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | If there are multiple values, for multiple components, use the <extent> attribute to define the component. Units are assumed to be inches unless otherwise defined using the <unit> attribute.
For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered. If this is not practical, choose the longest center back length of all the components. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 6.1. Dimensions Description (core) |
| CCO | 3.2.1 Rules for Measurements |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:measurementsSet> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: measurements> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | 57 |
| 61 |
| Name in Schema | measurementsCenterFrontLength |
| Label | Measurements Center Front Length |
| Flat Database Label | Measurements – Center Front Length |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Center front length of the indicated component of the object (value). |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | Whole numbers or decimal fractions only. |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | If there are multiple values, for multiple components, use the <extent> attribute to define the component. Units are assumed to be inches unless otherwise defined using the <unit> attribute.
For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered. If this is not practical, choose the longest center front length of all the components. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 6.1. Dimensions Description (core) |
| CCO | 3.2.1 Rules for Measurements |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:measurementsSet> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: measurements> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | 42.75 |
| Name in Schema | measurementsChest |
| Label | Measurements Chest |
| Flat Database Label | Measurements – Chest |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Chest circumference of the indicated component of the object (value). |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | Whole numbers or decimal fractions only. |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | If there are multiple values, for multiple components, use the <extent> attribute to define the component. Units are assumed to be inches unless otherwise defined using the <unit> attribute.
For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered. If this is not practical, choose the smallest chest size of all the components. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 6.1. Dimensions Description (core) |
| CCO | 3.2.1 Rules for Measurements |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:measurementsSet> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: measurements> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | 32.75 |
| 42.25 |
| Name in Schema | measurementsHemCircumference |
| Label | Measurements Hem Circumference |
| Flat Database Label | Measurements – Hem Circumference |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Hem circumference of the indicated component of the object (value). |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | Whole numbers or decimal fractions only. |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | If there are multiple values, for multiple components, use the <extent> attribute to define the component. Units are assumed to be inches unless otherwise defined using the <unit> attribute.
For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered. If this is not practical, choose the largest hem circumference of all the components. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 6.1. Dimensions Description (core) |
| CCO | 3.2.1 Rules for Measurements |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:measurementsSet> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: measurements> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | 144 |
| Name in Schema | measurementsHips |
| Label | Measurements Hips |
| Flat Database Label | Measurements – Hips |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Hip circumference of the indicated component of the object (value). |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | Whole numbers or decimal fractions only. |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | If there are multiple values, for multiple components, use the <extent> attribute to define the component. Units are assumed to be inches unless otherwise defined using the <unit> attribute.
For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered. If this is not practical, choose the smallest hip size of all the components. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 6.1. Dimensions Description (core) |
| CCO | 3.2.1 Rules for Measurements |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:measurementsSet> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: measurements> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | 48 |
| Name in Schema | measurementsOther |
| Label | Measurements Other |
| Flat Database Label | Measurements – Other |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | An additional notable measurement of the indicated component of the object (value). |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | Whole numbers or decimal fractions only. |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | If there are multiple values, for multiple components, use the <extent> attribute to define the component. Units are assumed to be inches unless otherwise defined using the <unit> attribute.
For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 6.1. Dimensions Description (core) |
| CCO | 3.2.1 Rules for Measurements |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:measurementsSet> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: measurements> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | 40 |
| Name in Schema | measurementsSize |
| Label | Measurements Size |
| Flat Database Label | Measurements – Size |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Size of the garment (usually as indicated on a label) (value). |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | If there are multiple values, for multiple components, use the <extent> attribute to define the component.
For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered. If this is not practical, choose the largest size of all the components. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 6.1. Dimensions Description (core) |
| CCO | 3.2.1 Rules for Measurements |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:measurementsSet> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: measurements> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | 12 |
| Large |
| Name in Schema | measurementsWaist |
| Label | Measurements Waist |
| Flat Database Label | Measurements – Waist |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/vracc |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Waist circumference of the indicated component of the object (value). |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | Whole numbers or decimal fractions only. |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | If there are multiple values, for multiple components, use the <extent> attribute to define the component. Units are assumed to be inches unless otherwise defined using the <unit> attribute.
For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered. If this is not practical, choose the smallest waist size of all the components. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 6.1. Dimensions Description (core) |
| CCO | 3.2.1 Rules for Measurements |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:measurementsSet> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: measurements> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | 25.5 |
| 28.75 |
| Name in Schema | privateInformation |
| Label | Private Information |
| Flat Database Label | Private Information |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Information about the object that is not covered elsewhere, but is not appropriate to share with the public. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | Allen donation 2.19Box 4 – packing list quote from Terry Allen: ‘5. Givenchy hand painted silk stripes, strapless, full skirt; owned by Elizabeth De la Rochefoucauld Allen, Nancy’s sister-in-law. Bought in Paris, at Givenchy. Date – 1945?”Notes from Anna Weincrot, 1/6/04: ‘LABEL: Givenchy’filename=”1936 Givenchy stripped Jane M_1.”tag has been sewn over; can we look at it?photos of labels taken 5/17Formerly labeled ‘Givenchy hand painted silk stripes, strapless, full skirt” in fact it is not Givenchy, but has a label for Schiap-sport |
| Name in Schema | provenance |
| Label | Provenance |
| Flat Database Label | Provenance |
| Namespace | http://purl.org/dc/terms |
| Registration Authority | Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) |
| Definition | A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 23.1. Provenance Description |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | <dc.provenance> |
| Examples | The dress was purchased by Elizabeth de la Rochefoucauld Allen in Paris, France. She brought it to the United States. She gave it to her sister-in-law, Nancy Bradford Allen, who collected historic clothing. Mrs. Allen donated a subset of her collection to the Vassar College Costume Collection in 2004. |
| The dress was made for Austine Hearst for the Eisenhower Inaugural Ball of 1953, although it was not completed in time. Mrs. Cornelius V. Whitney donated it to the Brooklyn Museum in 1953. The Brooklyn Museum donated it as part of the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2009. |
| Name in Schema | publicInformation |
| Label | Public Information |
| Flat Database Label | Public Information |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Information about the object that is not covered elsewhere and is relevant to the public. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | This piece came to us in two pieces, as a skirt and a top, but the finishing on the waists of both pieces indicates that it may once have bee one dress. While the donor told us that it was a Givenchy piece, the label within reads “Schiap-Sport,” indicating Elsa Schiaparelli’s line. Research tells us that Hubert Givenchy did work for Schiaparelli for four years before beginning his own design house in Paris in 1952 (1), so both could be true.The dates are still uncertain. The label in its entirety reads “Schiap-Sport -21 Place Vendome Paris 46,” indicating a date of 1946. While we have been unable to find a match for this dress in other collections to confirm its date, there are a few strapless (and sometimes striped) dresses to compare it with (2) (3), and the Schiap-Sport label seems to have been more popular in the late part of Elsa’s career (1940s and 50s) (4).
Elsa Schiaparelli was born in Rome, began her career in America, opened her first atelier in Paris, moved back to New York in 1941, and returned to Paris in 1945. She worked with surrealist artists Salvador Dali and Jean Cocteau, was associated with Man Ray and Gabrielle Picabia, the wife of Francis Picabia, and was known for blurring the line between dressmaking and art. Schiaparelli closed her doors in 1954, but not before creating a legacy that would go on to inspire designers like Geoffrey Beene, Charles James, and Yves Saint Laurent (5). |
| Name in Schema | refid (attribute of <work> element) |
| Label | Record ID |
| Flat Database Label | Record ID |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | A unique record identification in the contributor’s (local) system. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | yes |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | This will often be an automated serial number, but systems will vary coming from different contributors.
If there is no Record ID from the contributor, repeat the Work ID / identifier (accession number, etc.) from the <refid> element within location (repository) |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite.recordID> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | < refid > attribute of <vra: work> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | 1138 |
| 80097202 | |
| hdrx_b01s11_sh001 |
| Name in Schema | id |
| Label | Record Info ID |
| Flat Database Label | Record Info ID |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | Unique ID of the metadata. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | A serial number |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | This serial number is ideally automated by the system. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite.recordInfoID> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <id> attribute of <work> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | 0000000001 |
| 0000000002 | |
| 0000497202 |
| Name in Schema | xml:lang |
| Label | Record Language |
| Flat Database Label | Record Language |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | The language of the majority of the record. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | ISO639-2/B (http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | This will usually be “eng” for English. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | < xml:lang > attribute of <vra: work> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | eng |
| Name in Schema | recordSource |
| Label | Record Source |
| Flat Database Label | Record Source |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | Refers to the local, print, or electronic source from which information is derived to create the record. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | local authority |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite.recordSource> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <source> attribute of <vra: work> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | Schiap-Sport, “Black and White Striped Dress,” Vassar College Costume Collection, Poughkeepsie, NY, Object Accession #VC2004023, http://vcomeka.com/vccc/items/show/1138 (accessed March 26, 2013). |
| “Four Leaf Clover.” 2013. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accessed March 26. http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/80097202. | |
| Chicago History Museum. 2013. “Ensemble: Bodice, Skirt, Coat.” Costume and Textile Digital Collection. Accessed March 26. http://digitalcollection.chicagohistory.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16029coll3/id/1618. |
| Name in schema | work |
| Label | Record Type |
| Flat Database Label | Record Type |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | A choice of one of three elements, WORK, COLLECTION, or IMAGE, defines a VRA 4.0 record as describing a WORK (a built or created object), a COLLECTION (an aggregate of such objects), or an IMAGE (a visual surrogate of such objects.) |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | “work” |
| Mandatory? | yes |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 1.1. Catalog Level (core) |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: recordType> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: work> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Comment | For the costume artifacts being described by this element set, this will always be “work.”
In an XML document, the <work> element will be the wrapper for the entire record, representing that that is the Record Type. |
| Example | work |
| Name in Schema | name (in textref) |
| Label | References |
| Flat Database Label | References |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | Citations to sources of textual information related to the work of art or architecture being described, including published bibliographic materials, Web sites, archival documents, unpublished manuscripts, and references to verbal opinions expressed by scholars or subject experts. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | Sources in Chicago style bibliographic citation format.
In an XML document, use the <type> and <href> attributes, and the <refid> subelement, for more detail. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 27.1. Citations |
| CCO | Sources |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: recordSource> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: textref><name> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O144254/day-ensemble/ |
| Waugh, Norah, and Margaret Woodward. 1968. The cut of women’s clothes, 1600-1930. New York: Theatre Arts Books. Diagram XLVII. |
| Name in Schema | relation |
| Label | Relation |
| Flat Database Label | Relation |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | Terms or phrases describing the identity of the related work and the relationship between the work being cataloged and the related work or image. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | In an XML document, use the <type>, <relids>, and <href> attributes when possible.
For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered, or should be included in one instance, but separated by semi-colons. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: labelRelatedWork> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra:relation> |
| Dublin Core | <dc:relation> |
| Examples | Photograph of display from Fashion’s Empires class visit. |
| Photograph of another Four Leaf Clover dress by Charles James, from the collection at Ohio State University. | |
| Another almost identical gymsuit, also from the Vassar College archives. |
| Name in Schema | colorSecondary |
| Label | Secondary Color |
| Flat Database Label | Secondary Color 1 |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A color in addition to the dominant color. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (from the Quilt Index): beige or tan, black, blue or navy, brown, burgundy, coral, cream, fuchsia, gold, gray, green, lavender, maroon, multi, orange, pink, purple, red, rust, turquoise or teal, white, yellow |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow nesting, multiple sets will need to be numbered. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | white |
| black | |
| gold |
| Name in Schema | colorSecondaryLocation |
| Label | Secondary Color Location |
| Flat Database Label | Secondary Color Location 1 |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | The part of the garment where the secondary color is found. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow nesting, multiple sets will need to be numbered. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | bodice |
| skirt | |
| trim on hem of skirt |
| Name in Schema | socioEconomicClass |
| Label | Socio-Economic Class |
| Flat Database Label | Socio-Economic Class |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A term to indicate the socioeconomic class of the person(s) who wore the object; may have multiple values to show that the object was passed up or down through the hierarchy. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list: elite, upper middle, middle, lower middle, working, poor, slave |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | elite |
| working |
| Name in Schema | refid (in location, with type=”shelflist”) |
| Label | Storage Location |
| Flat Database Label | Storage Location |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | The particular location of the work in a repository, as indicated by a shelf or gallery number. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 21.4 Gallery/Shelf Location |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <refid> subelement of <location> with attribute <type> = “shelflist” |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | G7 |
| Drawer A |
| Name in Schema | structureHem |
| Label | Structure Hem |
| Flat Database Label | Structure – Hem |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A term to describe the length of the hem. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (to be determined by the HistoricDress.org working group) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered.
In an XML document, the <extent> attribute can be used to identify the component being described. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | knee |
| floor- | |
| calf |
| Name in Schema | structureLining |
| Label | Structure Lining |
| Flat Database Label | Structure – Lining |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A term to describe the structural characteristics of the lining. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (to be determined by the HistoricDress.org working group) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered.
In an XML document, the <extent> attribute can be used to identify the component being described. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | lined |
| unlined |
| Name in Schema | structureNeckline |
| Label | Structure Neckline |
| Flat Database Label | Structure – Neckline |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A term to describe the structural characteristics of the neckline. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (to be determined by the HistoricDress.org working group) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered.
In an XML document, the <extent> attribute can be used to identify the component being described. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | sweetheart |
| convertible collar | |
| shawl collar |
| Name in Schema | structurePants |
| Label | Structure Pants |
| Flat Database Label | Structure – Pants |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A term to describe the structural characteristics of the pants. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (to be determined by the HistoricDress.org working group) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered.
In an XML document, the <extent> attribute can be used to identify the component being described. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | palazzo |
| capri |
| Name in Schema | structureSkirt |
| Label | Structure Skirt |
| Flat Database Label | Structure – Skirt |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A term to describe the structural characteristics of the skirt. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (to be determined by the HistoricDress.org working group) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered.
In an XML document, the <extent> attribute can be used to identify the component being described. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | flared |
| straight | |
| gathered |
| Name in Schema | structureSleeves |
| Label | Structure Sleeves |
| Flat Database Label | Structure – Sleeves |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A term to describe the structural characteristics of the sleeves. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (to be determined by the HistoricDress.org working group) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered.
In an XML document, the <extent> attribute can be used to identify the component being described. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | sleeveless |
| 2-piece | |
| petal |
| Name in Schema | structureTorso |
| Label | Structure Torso |
| Flat Database Label | Structure – Torso |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A term to describe the structural characteristics of the torso. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (to be determined by the HistoricDress.org working group) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered.
In an XML document, the <extent> attribute can be used to identify the component being described. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | princess line |
| asymmetrical | |
| bust and waist darts |
| Name in Schema | structureWaist |
| Label | Structure Waist |
| Flat Database Label | Structure – Waist |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | A term to describe the structural characteristics of the waist. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (to be determined by the HistoricDress.org working group) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered.
In an XML document, the <extent> attribute can be used to identify the component being described. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | natural |
| pointed | |
| asymmetrical |
| Name in Schema | stylePeriod |
| Label | Style Period |
| Flat Database Label | Style Period |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | The term or terms identifying a style, historical period, school, or art movement whose characteristics are represented by the work. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (to be determined by the HistoricDress.org working group, working from the AAT) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 5.2. Styles/Periods Indexing Terms |
| CCO | Style |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:style> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: stylePeriod> |
| Dublin Core | <dc:subject> or <dc:temporal> |
| Examples | Crinoline |
| Bustle | |
| 1940s |
| Name in Schema | subject |
| Label | Subject |
| Flat Database Label | Subject |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | The subject matter of a work of art (sometimes referred to as its content) is the narrative, iconographic, or non-objective meaning conveyed by an abstract or a figurative composition. It is what is depicted in and by a work of art. It also covers the function of an object or architecture that otherwise has no narrative content. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | LCSH, local concept authority, ULAN, local name authority, TGN, local place authority |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | Values should be informed by the creator, donor, wearer, stylePeriod, locationCreation, culturalContext, SocioEconomicClass, gender, age, Function, and WorkType elements.
In an XML document, use the <type>, <vocab>, and <refid> attributes when possible.
For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered, or should be included in one instance, but separated by semi-colons. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 16.2. Subject Indexing Terms (core) |
| CCO | Subject |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: subjectTerm> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: subject><term> |
| Dublin Core | <dc:subject> |
| Examples | Clothing and Dress |
| Name in Schema | technique |
| Label | Technique |
| Flat Database Label | Technique 1 |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | The production or manufacturing processes, techniques, and methods incorporated in the fabrication or alteration of the work. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | AAT |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | For a flat database that does not allow repeats, multiple instances will need to be numbered. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 7.5. Materials/Techniques Name |
| CCO | Technique |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: termMaterials Tech> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: technique> |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | machine sewing |
| tatting |
| Name in Schema | title |
| Label | Title |
| Flat Database Label | Title |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | Titles, identifying phrases, or names given to a work. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | yes |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | If constructing a title, use a short phrase with at least two important characteristics of the object, such as color, function, detail, classification.
In an XML document, use the <type>, <pref>, <source> and <xml-lang> attributes whenever possible. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 3.1. Title Text (core) |
| CCO | Title |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite:title> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra:title> |
| Dublin Core | <dc:title> |
| Examples | Black and White Striped Dress |
| Four Leaf Clover | |
| The Kimberley Gown |
| Name in Schema | treatment |
| Label | Treatment |
| Flat Database Label | Treatment |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Prose description of procedures that a work has undergone to repair, conserve, or stabilize it. |
| Value controlled? | no |
| Value | |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 15.1. Conservation / Treatment Description |
| CCO | Conservation/ Treatment History |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | Pearl brooches, formerly on either side of neckline, were separated and put in envelope (inside a manila envelope) in the filing cabinet. |
| Name in Schema | Type |
| Label | Type |
| Flat Database Label | Type |
| Namespace | http://purl.org/dc/terms |
| Registration Authority | Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) |
| Definition | The nature or genre of the resource. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the DCMI Type Vocabulary [DCMITYPE]. To describe the file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource, use the Format element. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | DCMI Type Vocabulary [DCMITYPE] |
| Mandatory? | yes |
| Repeatable? | no |
| Comment | For the costume artifacts being described by this element set, this will always be “physical object.” |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | 1.2. Object/Work Type(core) |
| CCO | Work Type |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: worktype> |
| Dublin Core | <dc.type> |
| Examples | physical object |
| Name in Schema | workType |
| Label | Work Type |
| Flat Database Label | Work Type |
| Namespace | http://www.vraweb.org/vracore4.htm |
| Registration Authority | Visual Resources Association |
| Definition | The kind of object or work described. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | controlled list (to be determined by the HistoricDress.org working group, working from the AAT) |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | <cdwalite: objectWorkType> |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: worktype> |
| Dublin Core | <dc.type> |
| Examples | Dress |
| Dress | |
| Coat |
| Name in Schema | wornBy |
| Label | Worn By |
| Flat Database Label | Worn By |
| Namespace | http://historicdress.org/CC/elements |
| Registration Authority | Historic Dress |
| Definition | Each person who is known to have worn the object. |
| Value controlled? | yes |
| Value | local name authority |
| Mandatory? | no |
| Repeatable? | yes |
| Comment | the full name of each person known to have worn the object., in the format last name, first name. |
| Crosswalks: | |
| CDWA | |
| CCO | |
| CDWA Lite | |
| VRA 4.0 XML | <vra: agent><role>(role=wornBy) |
| Dublin Core | |
| Examples | Allen, Elizabeth de la Rochefoucauld |
| Hearst, Austine | |
| Baumann, Ellen |