Avocado Dress with Lace

Brief Item Record

Title: Avocado Dress with Lace

Description: Jersey knit, china silk, cotton. Avocado drop-waist dress with cream broom lace and white lace collar. Ankle-length skirt with side panels and sash.

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC2001137

Title

Avocado Dress with Lace

Description

Jersey knit, china silk, cotton. Avocado drop-waist dress with cream broom lace and white lace collar. Ankle-length skirt with side panels and sash.

Subject

Clothing and dress

Extent

32 inches (chest), 30 inches (waist), 34 inches (hips), 39 inches (center front length), 43 inches (center back length),

Medium

cotton
silk

Type

Physical Object

Temporal Coverage

1910s

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Rights Holder

© Vassar College Costume Collection. Images in this collection may be used for teaching, classroom presentation, and research purposes only. For other reuse, reproduction and publication of these images, contact costumeshop@vassar.edu.

Costume Item Type Metadata

Color Main

green

Chest

32

Waist

30

Hips

34

Center Front Length

39

Center Back Length

43

All Measurements

32 inches (chest), 30 inches (waist), 34 inches (hips), 39 inches (center front length), 43 inches (center back length),

Classification

costume
clothing

Category

Evening Dresses

Function

evening dress

Condition Term

good

Condition Description

Collar falling off



Stains beneath armpits, minimal abrasion on sleeves. Discoloration of lace and lining.

Storage Location

I1

Work Type

dress

Citation

“Avocado Dress with Lace,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/978.