Black Lace Collar

Brief Item Record

Title: Black Lace Collar

Description: Elaborate collarette of black lace, silk, linen, burlap, beads and metal; band collar of silk, covered in lace; collar attached to star-shaped silk structure backed with linen-covered burlap; star forms long points center front and back; small star points on shoulders; open center front with four hook and eye closures; star covered in black bead stripes; lace emerges from edge of star; one box pleat of lace at center back.; Elaborate collarette of black lace, silk, linen, burlap, beads and metal; band collar of silk, covered in lace; collar attached to star-shaped silk structure backed with linen-covered burlap; star forms long points center front and back; small star points on shoulders; open center front with four hook and eye closures; star covered in black bead stripes; lace emerges from edge of star; one box pleat of lace center back.

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC2014003

Title

Black Lace Collar

Description

Elaborate collarette of black lace, silk, linen, burlap, beads and metal; band collar of silk, covered in lace; collar attached to star-shaped silk structure backed with linen-covered burlap; star forms long points center front and back; small star points on shoulders; open center front with four hook and eye closures; star covered in black bead stripes; lace emerges from edge of star; one box pleat of lace at center back.; Elaborate collarette of black lace, silk, linen, burlap, beads and metal; band collar of silk, covered in lace; collar attached to star-shaped silk structure backed with linen-covered burlap; star forms long points center front and back; small star points on shoulders; open center front with four hook and eye closures; star covered in black bead stripes; lace emerges from edge of star; one box pleat of lace center back.

Subject

Clothing and dress

Extent

38 (size), 36 inches (chest), 14 inches (center front length), 18 inches (center back length),

Type

Physical Object

Spatial Coverage

United States

Rights

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Rights Holder

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Costume Item Type Metadata

Cataloguer with Date

Quinn Milton, 3/26/14

Color Main

black

Closure

hooks and eyes

Closure Placement

center front closure

Collar

band collar

Size

38

Chest

36

Center Front Length

14

Center Back Length

18

All Measurements

38 (size), 36 inches (chest), 14 inches (center front length), 18 inches (center back length),

Culture

American

Classification

costume
clothing

Category

Accessories

Condition Term

fair

Condition Description

Major tears in linen lining, missing beads; frayed silk.

Storage Location

B5

Work Type

collar

Pattern

stripes

Tags

,

Citation

“Black Lace Collar,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/4479.