Brown mink stole worn by Dinah Washington
date: label: Date
content: 1940s
name: label: Designed by
content: Dein-Bacher
label: Worn by
content: Dinah Washington, American, 1924 - 1963
notes: label: Description
content: This dark brown mink stole was worn by Dinah Washington. The stole has a straight back, shoulders that fall midway at the upper arm, and two front tails that end below the waist. The stole is lined with a grayish brown silk brocaded in dark brown and blue floral springs. Self-fabric pockets are attached to each interior front near the ends. The name "Dinah" is machine-embroidered in dark brown thread above the pocket on the interior proper right front. A brown label with gold machine lettering is sewn at the interior center back neck with text reading "dein-bacher / of the WALDORF ASTORIA".
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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 Dinah Washington's Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.87.4
objectType: label: Type
content: stoles (outerwear)
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: fur and silk brocade
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 29 x 27 x 2 1/2 in. (73.7 x 68.6 x 6.4 cm)