Element Definitions

 

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

 

 

 

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