Satin clothes hanger owned by Billie Holiday
date: label: Date
content: 1950s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959
notes: label: Description
content: A floral satin clothes hanger owned by singer Billie Holiday.
label: Description
content: The hanger features a bright green coated metal hook. The arm of the hanger is thickly padded and covered in satin fabric with a green, pink, and purple floral design. The middle of the hanger, where the hook juts, is tightly wrapped by a green piece of cloth. This hanger accompanies the black and red lace floral cocktail dress (2021.59.3.1) worn by Holiday.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.59.3.2
objectType: label: Type
content: accessories
label: Type
content: harmonicas
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: satin and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 3/16 × 16 1/2 × 2 in. (13.2 × 41.9 × 5.1 cm)