Black cassock with band collar
date: label: Date
content: mid to late-20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Abbey Brand, American, founded 1947
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A black cassock made from polyester and cotton blended fabric with a band collar. The cassock has an A-line silhouette and shortened three quarter length sleeves. The ends of the sleeves are tucked to the interior and secured with pick stitches and white thread. Nine metal snaps run down the center front of the cassock. The hem has been altered twice, it was first shortened by an inch and five eights and secured with blue thread. For the second alteration it was shorted by eight inches and secured with pick stitches in white thread. Shortening of the hem has made the ninth metal snap unusable as the excess fabric now covers the closure. The center back seam terminates at the waist and becomes an inverted pleat. The two side seams end at the waist and then flair into deep pleats that end at the hem. Hidden openings placed in the pleats along the sides of the garment allow access to interior garments when worn. The seams on the interior are finished with machine overcast stitching. A hanger loop and a label are stitched to the inside of the collar at the center back. The woven fabric label reads [Abbey BRAND] and includes additional manufacturing information on the back of the label.
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Religion
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum Collection
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.623
objectType: label: Type
content: cassocks
label: Type
content: Costume
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cotton polyester blended fabric and metal
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 46 × 16 in. (116.8 × 40.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm)