Green Turtle in purples McCord The dress features a gold

The dress features a gold lame underdress

Frame is not included

accession 2009

They can be found happily hanging out (though you wouldn’t know it to look at them) in shallow lagoons

This hand stitched paper dress is based on a teal panné silk velvet evening dress from the late 1920s by ‘McAvoy

Green Turtle in purples McCord The dress features a goldThe green turtle may seem morose, but thats just the way nature designed them. They can be found happily hanging out (though you wouldnt know it to look at them) in shallow lagoons, nibbling on sea grasses. The only thing that makes them sad is that they are endangered. For that reason (and also, you probably dont have a lagoon), you cant take them home as pets. How about consoling yourself with one of my stitched paper green turtles, instead? Based